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Matej James "Mike" Havel Sr
20 Sep 1876 – 12 Jun 1941
| Birth | 20 Sep 1876 |
| Death | 12 Jun 1941 |
| Cemetery | Bohemian National Cemetery Prague , Saunders County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Jennifer Kuncl on 21 Jul 2019 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56926522 |
Bio
M. J. HAVEL. M. J. Havel, one of the prosperous business men of Prague, has built up a good trade as a coal dealer, has a livery and dray line and also owns one hundred and twenty acres of land in Elk township. His birth occurred in Bohemia on the 28th of September, 1876, but in 1882 he was brought to the United States by his parents, Peter and Jennie Havel, who became residents of Elk township, Saunders county, Nebraska, where a friend, James Kubik, lived. Peter Havel subsequently purchased land and devoted several years to farming but is now living in Prague and is following the shoemaker's trade. M. J. Havel received his education in Butler county and when but a boy began working on the home farm. Later he took charge of the homestead and devoted nine years to its operation, after which he came to Prague. For five years he engaged in the live-stock business and then established a livery and dray line, which he still owns and in addition to which he has built up a profitable coal business. Mr. Havel was married on the 7th of February, 1898, to Miss Anna Sedlacek, a daughter of John and Anna Sedlacek, and to them have been born ten children, James, Rosa, Hedveka, Edward, Charles, William, Blanch, Michel, Leo and Mary. Mr. Havel is a stanch republican and is very active in local public affairs. He is now ably serving as mayor of Prague, has been a member of the town board and has filled the office of marshal. Fraternally he belongs to the Woodmen of the World and to Zapadny Hvezda No. 66, and Z. C. B. J. of Prague. The success which he has gained is all the more commendable in that it is the direct result of his energy, determination and wise management. He has depended solely upon his own efforts and from early boyhood has been a wage earner. When only seven years of age he herded cattle, receiving three dollars a month for his services, and later he ran a separator for seventy-five cents a day. Personally he is popular, as his dominant qualities are such as win regard.
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- James Michael Havel 1899–1972
- Rose Emily Havel Krejci 1901–1989
- Hedviga "Hattie" Havel Fencl 1902–1999
- Paul Edward Havel 1903–1996
- Charles J Havel 1905–1964
- William Havel 1907–1965
- Blanche Marie Havel Cada 1909–1999
- Michael James Havel 1910–1992
- Leonard Havel 1913–1983
- Marie Havel 1915–1999
- Jaroslav "Jerry" Havel 1919–1997
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