Arnost Frank BREZNY

1881 - 1962  (81 years)

• Name	Arnost Frank BREZNY  [1, 2]
  	07Apr2022 - For the longest time, Ernest's middle name has been listed as Louis. However, the WWI and WWII registration cards clearly lists his middle name as Frank. His headstone lists his middle initial as F. Additionally, the census records repeatedly show his middle initial as F. Today the switch was made to list Frank as his primary middle name and Louis - possibly a variation of Arnost - as an AKA.
  Birth	21 Aug 1881	Zabreh, Czechoslovakia   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Ernest Louis BREZNY, Ernest Frank BREZNY  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Immigration	26 May 1894	New York, New York, New York, USA   [2, 7, 10, 17]
  		S.S. Braunschweig The BRAUNSCHWEIG was built by R.Steele & Co, Greenock, Scotland in 1873 for Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd]. She was a 3079 gross ton ship, length 351.3ft x beam 39.1ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 34-1st, 33-2nd and 600-3rd class passengers. Launched on…
  		Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Braunschweig
  Census	22 Jun 1900	Lavaca, Texas, USA   [3]
  		1900 Federal Census of Texas, Lavaca County, Justice Precinct No. 3 District No. 89, Sheet No. 14B
  Census	2 Feb 1920	South Seminole, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [10]
  		1920 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Seminole Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 131, Sheet No. 1B, Lines 53 thru 58
  Census	3 Apr 1930	Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [12]
  		1930 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, Prague Enumeration District No. 41-33, Supervisor's District No. 10, Sheet No. 2B
  Census	20 Apr 1940	Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [13]
  		1940 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, Prague Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 41-31, Sheet No. 16A
  Social Security Number	Oklahoma, USA   [4, 18]
  	444-01-6635
  Death	27 Nov 1962  [4, 19]
  Burial	Abt 30 Nov 1962	Prague Catholic Cemetery/Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [19]
  		BREZNY, Ernest F. and Anna B.
  Person ID	I755	Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Frantisek BREZNY,   b. UNKNOWN   d. Abt Dec 1889
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Johanna SASSIN,   b. 13 Dec 1852, Czechoslovakia d. 26 Dec 1930 (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1878	Zabreh, Mistek District, Moravia   [1]
  	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A1b%C5%99eh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A1b%C5%99eh_%28disambiguation%29
  Histories		BREZNY Family, The By Jerry and Ann SUVA (From information compiled by Cecelia (POSPISIL) HULL)
  Family ID	F291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Anna RUZICKA,   b. 14 Jun 1885, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA d. 7 Sep 1982 (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1905	Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, USA   [8]
  		BREZNY, Ernest RUZICKA, Bozena Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
  Notes	Bessie and her sister Rosie had a double wedding.
  Children	> 1. Emil Joe BREZNY,   b. 10 Oct 1906, Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA d. 12 Nov 1976, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Christine Bertha BREZNY,   b. 24 Jul 1908, Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA d. 27 Oct 2007, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Mamie Anna BREZNY,   b. 8 Sep 1911, Oklahoma, USA d. 26 Mar 1996 (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Sophia Louise BREZNY,   b. 13 Dec 1916, Oklahoma, USA d. 4 Jan 2005, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Histories		BREZNY Family, The By Jerry and Ann SUVA (From information compiled by Cecelia (POSPISIL) HULL)
  Family ID	F290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Immigration - 26 May 1894 - New York, New York, New York, USA Census - 22 Jun 1900 - Lavaca, Texas, USA Census - 2 Feb 1920 - South Seminole, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Census - 3 Apr 1930 - Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Census - 20 Apr 1940 - Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Social Security Number - 444-01-6635 - - Oklahoma, USA Burial - Abt 30 Nov 1962 - Prague Catholic Cemetery/Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		BREZNY, Emil Social Security Number Application 441-01-2498
  		RUZICKA, Joseph A. Obituary
  		BREZNY, Ernest U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  		BREZNY, Ernest U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  		BREZNY, Ernest U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  		BREZNY, Ernest Missouri, U.S., Western District Naturalization Index, 1840-1990

  
  

  Histories

  BREZNY Family, The By Jerry and Ann SUVA (From information compiled by Cecelia (POSPISIL) HULL)

  
  

• Notes

  From the 1988 Lincoln County Families book, "A copy of a part of Ernest Brezny's immigration papers on file with the INS in El Paso, TX, shows that they emigrated from the port at Bremen, Germany, on the ship 'Lampas.'"

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] History of Lincoln County, Lincoln County Families, Page 535, The BREZNY Family, By Jerry and Ann SUVA. [S1033] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, This record lists a previously undocumented family member (son?) named Alfonso who is 10 years older than Hermina and 16 years younger than Johanna. Departure Port: Bremen Arrival Date: 26 May 1894 Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA Ship Name: Braunschweig [S558] 1900 U.S. Census, Texas, Lavaca, Justice Precinct No. 3, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, District No. 89, Sheet No. 14B, Lines 83 through 90. [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014. Name: BREZNY, ERNEST Birth: 21 Aug 1881 Death: Nov 1962 Age: 81 Last Address of Record: (Oklahoma) Issued By: Oklahoma SSN: 444-01-6635 [S692] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Name: Ernest Frank Brezny Gender: Male Birth Date: 21 Aug 1881 Residence Place: Prague, Oklahoma, USA Military Draft Date: 1942 Spouse: Bessie Brezny [S471] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Name: Ernest Frank Brezny Race: White Birth Date: 21 Aug 1881 Residence Date: 1917-1918 Street Address: M Residence Place: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA Draft Board: 4 Physical Build: Medium Height: 5.8 Medium Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Relative: Bessie Anais [sic] Brezny [S1032] Missouri, U.S., Western District Naturalization Index, 1840-1990. Name: Ernest Frank Brezny Naturalization Age: 32 Record Type: Naturalization Birth Date: 21 Aug 1881 Arrival Date: 1 Jun 1894 Arrival Place: Galveston Naturalization Date: 24 Sep 1913 Naturalization Place: Hugoton, Kansas, USA Naturalization Courthouse: District Court [S945] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995. Name: Ernest F Brezny Sex: Male Age: 24 Birth Year (Estimated): 1881 Spouse's Name: Bozena A Ruzicha Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1885 Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1905 Marriage Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States Marriage Place (Original): Prague [S516] Obituary of Christina Bertha POSPISIL, (Name: Shawnee News-Star; Location: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Date: 28 Oct 2007;). Christina Bertha Pospisil, 99, of Prague, passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, in Prague. She was born July 24, 1908, in Collinsville, Okla., to Ernest and Bessie Anna (Ruznicka) Brezny. She was married to Joe Pospisil in Prague on April 15, 1931. He preceded her in death on April 9, 1975. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Prague. She was also preceded in death by her two daughters, Cecilia Hull and Adelene Brooks. She is survived by one grandson and his wife, Tim and Lisa Brooks of Manhattan, Kansas, and their two children, Connor Brooks and Colbi Brooks, also of Manhattan, Kansas; one brother-in-law, Jim Pospisil, Prague; other relatives and many friends. A Wake Service will be held on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Parks Brothers Funeral Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church with Fr. Shane Tharp and Rev. Adrian Vorderlandwehr, OSB, officiating. Interment will follow at the Catholic Cemetery in Prague. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague. A guest book is available to share your memories on-line at please visit www.ParksBrothers.net [S542] 1920 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, South Seminole, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 131, Sheet No. 1B, Lines 53 thru 58. [S941] Obituary of Joseph RUZICKA. RUZICKA - Joseph, 3008 S. 20th St., age 66 years. Survived by 5 sisters, Mrs. Charles Brezny, Mrs. Ernest Brezny, Mrs. Louis Brezny, Mrs. John Kripal, Mrs. Anton Lieberman. Funeral services Saturday, 8:30 a.m., at the Dworak Mortuary, to St. Wenceslaus Church, 9 a.m. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery. rosary Friday, 8 p.m., at mortuary. [S954] 1930 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Prague, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 41-33, Supervisor's District No. 10, Sheet No. 2B. Lines 84 thru 89 [S955] 1940 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Prague, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 41-31, Sheet No. 16A. Lines 14 thru 16 [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Christina Bertha Pospisil [Christina Bertha Brezny] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 24 Jul 1908 Birth Place: Collinsville Death Date: 27 Oct 2007 Father: Ernest F Brezny Mother:Ssie [sic] A Ruzicka SSN: 442749695 Type of Claim: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work. Notes: 20 Dec 1977: Name listed as CHRISTINA BERTHA POSPISIL; 06 Nov 2007: Name listed as CHRISTINA POSPISIL [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Mayme Anna Ogburn [Mayme Anna Brezny] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 8 Sep 1911 Birth Place: Liberal, Kansas Death Date: 26 Mar 1996 Claim Date: 9 Jun 1973 Father: Ernest Brezny Mother: Bessie A Ruzicka SSN: 440188397 Death Certificate Number: P ON MBR Type of Claim: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work. Notes: 25 Apr 1977: Name listed as MAYME ANNA OGBURN; 05 Jun 1973: Name listed as MAYME OGBURN [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Sophia Louise Brazny [Sophia Louise Brezny] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 13 Dec 1916 Birth Place: Prague Linco, Oklahoma Death Date: 4 Jan 2005 Father: Ernest L Brezny Mother: Bessie A Ruzicka SSN: 448229588 Notes: Jun 1943: Name listed as SOPHIA LOUISE BRAZNY; 11 Jan 1991: Name listed as SOPHIA LOUISE BREZNY; 26 Jan 2005: Name listed as SOPHIA L BREZNY [S559] Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Braunschweig, Ship: BRAUNSCHWEIG Departure Port: Bremen, Germany Port of Arrival: New York, New York. [S125] Social Security Benefits Application of Bessie A. BREZNY, Form OA-C790, Claim Number 444-01-6635 (this is Ernest BREZNY's SSN). 1. Name: Bessie A. BREZNY 2. Name at Birth: Bessie A. Ruzicka 3. Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebr. 4. Mother's Name at Birth: Josephine Joura 5. Father's Name: Joseph A. Ruzicka 6. Date of Birth: June 14, 1885 7. Present Age: 86 [S514] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma), Grave Markers. BREZNY Ernest F. Aug. 21, 1881 Nov. 27, 1962 Anna B. June 14, 1885 Sept. 7, 1982