Joseph PAIL, Sr.

1853 - 1936  (83 years)

• Name	Joseph PAIL  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	17 Jan 1853	Czechoslovakia   [1, 2, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	31 Oct 1903	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA   [2]
  		S.S. Koln Amphion began its life as a passenger liner in Geestemunde, Germany in 1899. When World War I broke out in 1914, K?ln was interned by the United States government. Later, in 1917 when the United States entered the war, K?ln was seized and used as a troop transport, dubbed the Amphion, by the US Army to move its expeditionary force to…
  		Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Koln Note that lines 10 thru 15 of this manifest list the family of Ernest SUVA, brother of Gustav SUVA.
  Immigration	1904	Canada   [1]
  Census	22 Jun 1911	Strathcona, Alberta, Canada   [6]
  		1911 Census of Canada Province: Alberta, District No. 6 Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 15, Page 19
  Census	1916  [4]
  		1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Province: Alberta, District No. 43, Sub-District No. 12, Enumeration District No. 12 in Township 46, Range 13, W 4th
  Census	1921	Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [7]
  		1921 Census of Canada District No. 12 Victoria, Enumeration Sub-District No. 18 in Iron Creek Municipality, Viking Village, Page 15
  Death	6 Jul 1936	Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [5, 8]
  Burial	Abt 9 Jul 1936	Prague Catholic Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [5, 8]
  		PAIL, Joseph
  Person ID	I749	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Katherine NOHEJL,   b. 20 Sep 1859   d. 12 May 1909 (Age 49 years)
  Children	1. Joseph PAIL, Jr.,   b. Sep 1880, Czechoslovakia d. 2 Dec 1920, Misericordia Hospital/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Age ~ 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Immigration - 31 Oct 1903 - Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA Immigration - 1904 - Canada Census - 22 Jun 1911 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Census - 1921 - Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Death - 6 Jul 1936 - Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Burial - Abt 9 Jul 1936 - Prague Catholic Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, Homestead Grant Registers, 1872-1930 Name: Edward Frank Wm. Ruzicka Application Date: 6 May 1904 Place: Alberta, Canada Homestead Number: 158403 Part: NE Section: 24 Township: 46 Range: 14 Meridian: W4 GPS coordinates for this section are 52.985946, -111.896302.
  		Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, Homestead Grant Registers, 1872-1930 Name: Edward Frank Wm. Ruzicka Application Date: 6 May 1904 Place: Alberta, Canada Homestead Number: 158403 Part: NE Section: 24 Township: 46 Range: 14 Meridian: W4 GPS coordinates for this section are 52.985946, -111.896302.

  
  

• Sources

  [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 796, Joseph PAIL, Sr. Joseph Pail was born in Czechoslovakia on January 17, 1853. He came with his son Joe to Canada from Oklahoma in 1904 and took up a homestead south of Viking in the Prague district. [S568] Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Koln, List 4, Line 16. Note that lines 10 thru 15 of this manifest list the family of Ernest SUVA, brother of Gustav SUVA. [S885] Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, Homestead Grant Registers, 1872-1930. Name: Edward Frank Wm. Ruzicka Application Date: 6 May 1904 Place: Alberta, Canada Homestead Number: 158403 Part: NE Section: 24 Township: 46 Range: 14 Meridian: W4 GPS coordinates for this section are 52.985946, -111.896302. [S1392] 1916 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 43 Victoria, Sub District No. 12, Enumeration District No. 12 in Township 46, Range 13, W 4th, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Schedule; Online Images, Page 23. Lines 6 thru 17, 28 thru 30 [S543] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers. JOS. PAIL JAN. 17, 1853 JUL. 6, 1936 FATHER ASLEEP IN JESUS [S567] 1911 Census of Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 15 in 46-13-W4, Fifth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Page 19, Line 8. [S741] 1921 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 12, Enumeration Sub-District No. 18, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, District No. 12 Victoria, Enumeration Sub-District No. 18 in Iron Creek Municipality, Viking Village, Page 15. Line 27 [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 796, Joseph PAIL, Sr. Joseph passed away on his farm on July 6, 1936 after a lingering illness and is buried in the Prague cemetery.