Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families

Lillian B. SVOBODA
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Name Lillian B. SVOBODA [1, 2] Birth 1900 Wyoming, USA
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Also Known As Gladys SVOBODA [3, 4] Census 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 18 Apr 1940 St Louis, Missouri, USA
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1940 Federal Census of Missouri, St. Louis
Supervisor's District No. 11, Enumeration District No. 96-660, Sheet No. 63BCensus 13 Apr 1950 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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1950 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
Enumeration District No. 95-81
Sheet No. 9Death 1971 [2] Burial 1971 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery/Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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WHELAN, Lillian
WHELAN, WilliamPerson ID I3123 Family Tree Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
Father Vaclav SVOBODA, b. Apr 1864, Bohemia
d. Between 16 Apr 1902 and 16 Apr 1910 (Age ~ 38 years) Relationship natural Mother Anne RUZICKA, b. 1867, Bohemia
d. 1926 (Age 59 years) Relationship natural 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, 1855-1908Family ID F43 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William F. WHELAN, b. 13 Sep 1893, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
d. 9 Sep 1960, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
(Age 66 years) Family ID F1063 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
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Sources - [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 - [S684] Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers.
WHELAN
LILLIAN B.
1900 - 1971
WILLIAM F.
1892 - 1960 - [S685] 1940 U.S. Census, Missouri, St. Louis, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 11, Enumeration District No. 96-660, Sheet No. 63B.
Lines 60 thru 61 - [S1052] 1950 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 95-81, Sheet No. 9.
Lines 21 thru 22 - [S94] Marriage License of John SVOBODA and Anne RUZICKA.
- [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
- [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.
