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The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families

Anne RUZICKA
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Name Anne RUZICKA Birth 1867 Bohemia
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Also Known As Anna RUZICKA [3, 4, 5, 6] Immigration 5 Sep 1874 New York Port, New York, New York, USA
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S.S. Neckar
Ship Name: Neckar
Years in service: 1873-1896
Funnels: 1
Masts: 2
Shipping Line: North German Lloyd
Ship Description: Built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 3,122. Dimensions: 351' x 40'. Single-screw, 14 knots. Compound engines. Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull.
History: Launched, November 10, 1873. Maiden voyage:…
Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Neckar
Ship: Neckar
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Arrival Date: 05 Sep 1874
Line: 7
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_393
List Number: 967
Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Neckar
Ship: Neckar
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Arrival Date: 05 Sep 1874
Line: 7
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_393
List Number: 967Census 4 Jun 1880 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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1880 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
Page No. 18, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 12The Ruzicka family appears right at the top of the page. You can also see their neighbours the Jablechnik's which I am certain are relatives.
Naturalization 1894 [4] Census 8 Jun 1900 Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
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1900 Federal Census of Wyoming, Laramie County, Cheyenne
Supervisor's District No. ???, Enumeration District No. 34, Sheet No. 12BCensus 16 Apr 1910 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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1910 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 74, Sheet No. 4ACensus 17 Jan 1920 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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1920 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 50, Sheet No. 14ADeath 1926 [3] Burial 1926 St. Mary's Cemetery/Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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SVOBODA, Anna
Plot: Block 7, Lot 144, Grave 2Person ID I100 Family Tree Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
Father Johan RUZICKA, b. Between 1 Jan and 30 Jun 1834, Bohemia
d. 10 Dec 1911, St. Margaret's Hospital/Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Relationship natural Mother Anna TOMISEK, b. UNKNOWN, Bohemia
d. Between 1868 and 1874 Relationship natural Marriage Abt 1852 Family ID F41 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Vaclav SVOBODA, b. Apr 1864, Bohemia
d. Between 16 Apr 1902 and 16 Apr 1910 (Age ~ 38 years) Marriage 6 Jan 1889 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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SVOBODA, John and RUZICKA, Anne Marriage License
This is a great document - discovered by Carol NEMEC - that opens up a new branch of the family tree that we have very little information on.
SVOBODA, Vaclav
RUZICKA, Anna
Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908Children 1. James SVOBODA, b. Nov 1889, Nebraska, USA
d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Anna Marie SVOBODA, b. 2 Apr 1892, Nebraska, USA
d. 1 Nov 1972 (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Charles William SWOBODA, b. 13 Sep 1894, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
d. 10 Nov 1956, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
(Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Joseph SVOBODA, b. Nov 1896, Nebraska, USA
d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 5. Lillian B. SVOBODA, b. 1900, Wyoming, USA
d. 1971 (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F43 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
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Histories 
RUZICKA Family Tree
This is one of the documents that started it all for me.
RUZICKA Clan, The; Part II
The document was created by Anna MCDONALD as a solicitation for everyone to share family information as well as a means for her to share information she had.
These are the last 6 pages of this document that were omitted from the Part I scan as they contain information that is private - such as birth dates and home addresses. If you wish to see…
RUZICKA Clan, The; Part I
The document was created by Anna MCDONALD as a solicitation for everyone to share family information as well as a means for her to share information she had.
The last 6 pages of this document have been omitted from this scan as they contain information that is private - such as birth dates and home addresses.
Ruzicka Family Name History
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
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Sources - [S2] 1880 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Tenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District #2, Enumeration District #12, Page #18, Line 5.
- [S94] Marriage License of John SVOBODA and Anne RUZICKA.
- [S523] Calvary Cemetery (Omaha, Dougles, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers, Block 7, Lot 144, Grave 2.
Anna Svoboda
1867 - 1926 - [S562] 1920 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 50, Sheet No. 14A.
Lines 42 thru 45 - [S476] 1910 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Thirteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 74, Sheet No. 4A.
Lines 36 thru 39 - [S962] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.
Name: Anna Ruzicka
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: 20
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1869
Birth Place: Bohemia
Marriage Date: 6 Jan 1889
Marriage Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Marriage County Office: Douglas
Father: John Ruzicka
Mother: Anna Ruzicka
Spouse: Vaclav Svoboda - [S149] Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Neckar, Date: 05 Sep 1874, Page 2.
- [S683] 1900 U.S. Census, Wyoming, Laramie, Cheyenne, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. ???, Enumeration District No. 34, Sheet No. 12B.
Lines 95 thru 100
- [S2] 1880 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Tenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District #2, Enumeration District #12, Page #18, Line 5.
