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Jan S. "John" Ošmera
24 Aug 1847 – 14 Nov 1920
| Birth | 24 Aug 1847 |
| Death | 14 Nov 1920 |
| Cemetery | Old Catholic Cemetery Brainard , Butler County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Scott on 14 Oct 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98906007 |
Bio
His obituary and gravestone inscription give conflicting birth dates. Son of Jo. and Fannie [Kratochil?] Osmera. Married (2) Mary Rejda on October 13, 1885 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Abie, Nebr. ''''''''''''''''''' The Brainard Clipper (Brainard, Nebr.), November 18, 1920, p. 1, col. 5 NEBRASKA PIONEER PASSES AWAY John Osmera Sr., died at his home in Brainard on Sunday morning, Nov. 14, about five o'clock. He had been up town quite late the evening before, and shortly after returning home he suffered a stroke of cerebral apoplexy, passing away a few hours later. He was in his 74th year. John Osmera was born in Czecho-Slovakia on August 23, 1846 and grew to manhood there. He was united in marriage in 1873 to Miss Anna Zoubek, to which union was born three children: Joseph, John and Mary (now Mrs. B. Osmera). In the spring of 1882 they came to America and settled in Butler county where he engaged in farm labor for two years, during which he heard of and decided to take up some of the free homestead land in western Nebraska. Having made preparations, the Osmera family and several others left for Hayes county, a trip of 327 miles, in camp wagons drawn by oxen. One night, in order to be protected fro the wind, they camped in a valley between Indianola and Cambridge. During the night a cloudburst occurred about six miles west of this place. When awakened by the barking of their dog they discovered, to their great horror, that a great stream of water was rushing down upon them. Before they could reach a place of safety, the wagon with the sleeping women and children was carried down the stream and overturned. Most of the women and children were drowned including Mr. Osmera's wife and eldest son Joseph, but after a hard struggle he succeeded in rescuing his two children John and Mary. A collection was taken up for the immigrants in the town of Cambridge, to bury the dead. Mr. Osmera and children went on to Hayes county where they settled on a homestead. In 1886 he was married to Mary Rejda of near Brainard. To them were born nine children: Joseph, Frank living near Ulysses, Ludmila now Mrs. Otto Proskovec of Bruno, Peter who died of influenza in 1918, Charles, Rudolph, Frances, Anton and Louis. All of his children are living [in] Butler county. They lived in Hayes county until 1905, when he moved back to Brainard and retired. His wife died in 1913. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Msgr. Klein in Holy Trinity Catholic church, on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30, and the remains were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery. The seven sons acted as pall bearers. ______ We wish to thank the many relatives and friends who in any way assisted us at the death and burial of our beloved father, also for the beautiful floral wreaths. THE OSMERA CHILDREN.
Inscription
Zde v Panu odpociva / MANZEL / JAN S. OSMERA / AUG. 24, 1847 / NOV. 14, 1920 / MARIE OSMERA / ZEMRELA / 27 brez. L.P. 1913 / ve stari 50 LET / 7 MES. a 27 DNI / Odpocivej v pokoji!
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- Joseph Osmera 1874–1885
- John Joseph Osmera 1876–1950
- Mary Anna Osmera Osmera 1880–1971
- Christina Osmera 1882–1885
- Joseph Osmera 1887–1929
- Frank James Osmera 1889–1943
- Peter R Osmera 1891–1918
- Ludmila Osmera Proskovec 1893–1960
- Charles Frank Osmera 1895–1973
- Rudolph Frank Osmera 1898–1963
- Frances C. Osmera Pecha 1900–1977
- Anton Osmera 1902–1979
- Louis John Osmera 1905–1968
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