Joseph Wanek

1851 - 1934  (83 years)

• Name	Joseph Wanek
  Birth	14 Sep 1851	Velentin, Bohemia
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D785774F014649F8B41916C7EF1C61C383AB
  Death	21 Oct 1934	Long Beach, California
  Person ID	I2118	Gary and Connie Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 May 2009

  
  

  Family	Rosa Leitheiser,   b. 1853, Buffalo NY d. 1912, Scotland, SD (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1873
  _UID	E55261F744274E5DAF28623B6119FEAE3FA1
  Children	1. Frank Wanek,   b. 1875, Scotland, SD d. 1949, Scotland, SD (Age 74 years)   2. Anna Wanek,   b. 1877, Scotland, SD d. California   3. Helena Wanek,   b. 1881, Scotland, SD d. 1886 (Age 5 years)   4. Edmund Wanek,   b. 1885, Scotland, SD d. 1914, Scotland, SD (Age 29 years)   5. Albert Wanek,   b. 1888, Scotland, SD d. 1967, California (Age 79 years)   6. Carl Lewis Wanek,   b. 30 Jul 1891, Scotland, South Dakota d. 31 Oct 1978, Escondido, CA (Age 87 years)   7. Marie Laura Wanek,   b. 1893, Scotland, SD d. 1941, Auburn, CA (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Sep 1851 - Velentin, Bohemia Death - 21 Oct 1934 - Long Beach, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The 1900 census lists his place of birth as St. Valentin, Austria. He emigrated in 1868. Joseph was a tailor. He built a shop in Scotland, SD where he worked while his family took care of the farm. Joseph moved to Emery, SD where he operated a tailor shop and later got a job as postmaster. He eventually moved to California where he died. His body was sent back to Scotland, SD to be buried beside his wife Rosa.