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Josef Fencl

19 Aug 1846 – 18 Nov 1935

Birth	19 Aug 1846
Death	18 Nov 1935
Cemetery	Bohemian National Cemetery Prague , Saunders County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	lee martinson on 14 Jan 2011
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JOSEF FENCL The business of general farming claims the time and attention of Josef Fencl, who is busily engaged in cultivating one hundred and sixty acres of land in Elk precinct. He was born in Bohemia, August 10, 1845, and is a son of Thomas and Katie Fencl, in whose family were eight children: James, residing in Cleveland, Ohio; Anna, living in Bohemia; Mary and Josephine, both deceased; Josef; Katie, who is residing in Cleveland, Ohio; Frank, deceased; and Anton, who is farming in Iowa. The father always devoted his life to general agricultural pursuits in Bohemia and never came to America. Josef Fencl spent the period of his minority in his native country and was a young man of twenty-four years when he crossed the Atlantic, making his way to Will County, Illinois, in 1869. He there worked in the coal mines at Braidwood for three years and in 1872 he came to Saunders County, taking up his abode at his present location on section 10, Elk precinct. There he secured a homestead of eighty acres and later he purchased an additional tract of eighty acres on section 3 at five dollars per acre. He was one of the early pioneer settlers of the county and his activities have contributed much to the substantial development of this section of the state, especially along agricultural lines. When he first came to Saunders county he owned an ox team, which he continued to use for five years. His first home was a sod house twelve by fourteen feet, in which he lived for a number of years and then replaced this building by a nice, neat residence. He also has several large, substantial barns upon his place and the improvements on the property indicate his progressive spirit. For a long time, he remained active in the work of the farm but is now leaving its further cultivation to his son. He has raised Red Polled cattle and Poland China hogs and his live-stock interests have constituted an important feature of his business. He is also a stockholder in the Prague Farmers Stock & Grain Company. In 1870, at Joliet, Illinois, Mr. Fencl was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Pad, a daughter of James Pad, one of the old settlers of Saunders County now living on section 10, Elk precinct. On coming from Bohemia, he settled first in Will County, Illinois, but later removed to Nebraska, and with the development of this county became closely connected. To Mr. and Mrs. Fencl have been born ten children: Mary, the wife of John Troyan, who is now farming near Dwight, Nebraska; Frank, who married Victoria Rerucha, of Elk precinct; Anna, the wife of John Gregurich, living in Omaha, Nebraska; Joe, who married Rosie Rerucha and follows farming in Elk precinct; John, who married Bessie Belik and is living in North Dakota; Rudolph, who wedded Mary Kaspar and makes his home in Chester precinct; Charles, who married Christina Rerucha and follows farming in Elk precinct; Anton, who wedded Mary Kliment and carries on general farming in Louisiana; Antonie, the wife of Ludwick Kaspar, who is living in Elk precinct; and James, at home. In his political views Mr. Fencl is a democrat and believes firmly in the principles of the party. For ten years he served as road overseer and for ten or twelve years he has been school director or moderator, acting in that capacity at the present time. He has an interesting military chapter in his life record, having for three years served in the Austrian army as a member of the Thirty-fifth Regiment of Infantry. He is an agreeable, genial gentleman, possessing many sterling traits of character arid enjoying the high regard, goodwill and confidence of all who know him. He has made steady progress since he came to the new world and has never regretted the fact that he determined to try his fortune on this side of the Atlantic.

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