Vaclav "James" Benes married to Theresa Oplistil
(my maternal 2nd Great Grandparents)
(my maternal 2nd Great Grandparents)
Vaclav Benes who's American name was James Benesh, was born 02 Apr 1880 in Czechoslovakia. His parents were Vaclav "James" Benes Sr. and Aloisia Sila.
In 1904, departing from Bremen, Vaclav, his wife Theresa and their daughter Marie (my great grandmother) left their home in Czechoslovakia to begin their new life in America. Their last place of residence is listed as Richenburg. Listed on their ship manifest it is mentioned, that their friend/relative was Filip Halda and Filip came from Peraletz/Perálec, which is very close to Richenburg (Reichenberg) Czech Republic and is now located in Liberec Predhradí.
Sailing on the Kaiser Wilhelm II they arrived in New York on June 8, 1904.
 |
| Picture of the Kaiser Wilhelm II |
Although Vaclav and Theresa are listed on the manifest as married with a daughter (my great grandmother) Marie Benesh, I located a marriage certificate for them in Omaha, Nebraska dated 25 May 1905. Their marriage certificate list parents of Vaclav "James" Benes as James Benes Sr., mother Aloisia Sila and parents of Theresa Oplistil are Joseph Oplistil and Catharina Dostal (Katerina Dostal).
.JPG) |
| Marriage Certificate for James Benes and Theresa Rosa Oplistil, Omaha, Nebraska 25 May 1905 |
From 1905 - 1953 they are found living in Douglas County, Omaha, Nebraska. Sometime after 1953, they moved to Los Angeles, California.
Children of James Benes and Theresa Oplistil are:
- Marie Katherine Benesh, born 15 May 1903 in Czechoslovakia
- James F. Benesh, born 2 February 1906 in Nebraska
- Helen A. Benesh, born abt. 1909 in Nebraska
- Anna Benesh, born 26 Oct 1910 in Nebraska
- Josphine Benesh, born abt 1914 in Nebraska
- Joseph Benesh, born 9 Jul 1915 in Nebraska
- Sylvia Benesh, born 1918 in Nebraska
- Anton Benesh, born 16 Jan 1923 in Nebraska
No comments:
Post a Comment