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Jan "John" Wondra

25 May 1842 – 19 Feb 1911

Birth	25 May 1842
Death	19 Feb 1911
Cemetery	Bohemian National Cemetery Chicago , Cook County , Illinois , USA
Added by	Rita Sporrer on 27 Jun 2016
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114747012

Bio

Jan Wondra was later known as John Vondra when he came to America. He was first married to Marie Svoboda. There are stories in his family that Marie was his second wife, but records show that Marie was his first wife. See the record under photos in this memorial. He married Rozalie Bares after Marie died. He originally settled in Nebraska then moved to Chicago. He was a blacksmith. He carried a side pistol all his life. He was part of the Chicago Riots. He had a police stick that he took away from a policeman during the riots.

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Family

Parents

• Jan Vondra Wondra 1818–1896

Spouse

• Marie "Mary" Svoboda Vondra 1847–1893 FaG
• Rozálie Bares Vondra 1857–1916 FaG

Siblings

• Mary Wondra Holubar 1845–1920
• Joseph Paul Wondra 1849–1935
• James Wenceslas "Vincenc, Vaclav" Wondra 1858–1939
• Frank Vondra 1863–1944

Children

• Joseph Wondra 1864–1884 FaG
• Marie "Mary" Wondra Korinek 1867–1953 FaG
• Josephine Vondra Hruska 1873–1965 FaG
• John Vondra 1878–1962 FaG
• Jarislow "Jerry" Vondra 1881–1905 FaG
• Milada Vondra 1883–1884 FaG
• Milocent Michael "Miles" Vondra Sr 1898–1972 FaG
• Mildred Vondra Cervenka 1979–1979 FaG

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