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Mary Kocian Marek
8 Aug 1848 – 17 Jul 1945
| Birth | 8 Aug 1848 |
| Death | 17 Jul 1945 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery Caldwell , Burleson County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Kurt Kneeland on 16 Jun 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49742216 |
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https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth175662/m1/1/?q=marek https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth175662/m1/8/?q=marek Caldwell Resident Dies Tuesday A.M. At Age of 96 Years Funeral Service Is Held For Mrs. Mary Krenek Marek Wednesday Morning Mrs. Mary Krenek Marek, ate 96, passed away Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Deutsch. She had been in declining health for a number of years and for the past six months had been under constant care of her daughter. Mrs. Marek was born August 8, 1848, in Czecho-Slavakia, Three Johns Village, State of Moravia. On Juanuary 18, 1865, she was married to Jos. Krenek of Bordorice, Moravia. They left their native country in October, 1873, on the ship Frankfort. They arrived at Galveston in November, moving inland by train to Columbus, Texas. When an epidemic of yellow fever broke out, they were carried to where the town of Weimar now stands. A few years later, they moved by wagon to Ross Prairie, Fayett County, where they farmed until the fall of 1879, when they moved to Burleson County. They bought a farm in the community known to pioneer settlers as Marek's Mill. Nine children were born to the Krenek union, four of whom survive. After the death of her first husband on December 24, 1882, she and her children remained at their farm home. Six years later, she was married to Jos. Marek of the same community. He also preceded her in death in 1895. She moved to Caldwell in 1907 and resided in her own home for several years. She lived with her son, John Krenek, until 1914, at which time she went to live with her daughter, Mrs. Deutsch, where she made her home until her death Tuesday. Caldwell Resident (continued from page one) She is survived by two sons, two daughters, 24 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren.
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- Veronika Krenek Kucera 1866–1901 FaG
- Joseph Frank Krenek 1868–1947
- Mary Anna Krenek Deutsch 1870–1951
- John J Krenek 1878–1968
- Amalie Emilie Krenek Maresh 1881–1968
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