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John V Brecka
28 Sep 1875 – 9 Sep 1957
| Birth | 28 Sep 1875 |
| Death | 9 Sep 1957 |
| Cemetery | Bohemian National Cemetery Prague , Saunders County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | mike sweet on 09 Feb 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56933259 |
Bio
Mother: Apolonia (Pauline) "Ella" Nesiba, born Feb 1840 • Moravia (Czech Republic) Married Jan (John) Brecka 1860 • Moravia (Czech Republic) Immagration 1876 The parents of John V Brecka immigrated to the US from Moravia (Czech Republic) in 1876 according to 1880 census. John was the first of the children born in Nebraska, the older siblings born in Moravia. The birth date for John V Brecka is listed as August 1878 in the 1900 census. JOHN BRECKA. John Brecka owns and operates a well developed and improved farm of one hundred and fifty-five acres in Chester precinct and ranks among the successful and progressive agriculturists of the county. He was born in that precinct on the 28th of October, 1877, and is a son of John Brecka, who took up a homestead of eighty acres in Chester precinct in 1877, in which year he came to the United States from Bohemia. Mr. Brecka of this review received a common-school education in this county and through assisting his father gained valuable training in agricultural work. He continued to aid in operating the home farm until 1899, when he took up his residence on his present place of one hundred and fifty-five acres on section 26, Chester precinct. The land is all in a high state of cultivation and as its fertility has been carefully conserved it yields excellent crops. He also raises considerable stock, specializing in Red Polled cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs. Mr. Brecka was married October 17, 1899, to Miss Julia Vrana, by whom he has seven children, Frank, Mary, Cralra, Joe, Sylvia, Ula and Hedreka. Mr. Brecka is a democrat in his political belief and takes an interest in the success of the party at the polls but has never been very active in public affairs as the operation of his farm has taken up practically his entire time. Fraternally he belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America at Prague, and he holds membership in St. John's Catholic church of Prague. He keeps in touch with the advancement in agricultural methods and studies the markets carefully, thus securing good prices for his farm products. He has not only gained a large measure of prosperity for himself but has also had a part in the agricultural development of his precinct and has thus contributed to the general welfare.
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- Frank Joseph Brecka 1902–1985
- Marie A Brecka Svoboda 1903–1986
- Clara Brecka 1906–1985
- Joseph Brecka 1908–1926
- Sylvia Brecka Tenopir 1910–1997
- Julia E. Brecka Hobza 1912–1996
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