Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families

Josephine JOURA
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Name Josephine JOURA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth 19 Mar 1863 Strizov, Moravia
Gender Female Census 9 Jun 1900 Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA
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1900 Federal Census of Oklahoma Territory, Canadian County, Yukon
Supervisor's District No. 219, Enumeration District No. 24, Sheet No. 8It is interesting to note that the Vaclav SLAVIK family was living in Yukon at the same time.
Census 22 Apr 1910 South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
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1910 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Creek
Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration District No. 93, Sheet No. 6ACensus 13 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. 55, Sheet No. 9BCensus 7 Apr 1930 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
[9] Burial Jul 1934 St. Mary's Cemetery/Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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RUZICKA, Joseph and Josephine
Plot: Block 8, Division N, Row 2, Spaces 7&8Death 11 Jul 1934 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
[10] Person ID I99 Family Tree Last Modified 7 Sep 2026
Family Joseph Albert RUZICKA, b. 6 Jan 1859, Caslav, Bohemia
d. 1 Sep 1940, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
(Age 81 years) Marriage 22 Nov 1882 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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RUZICKA, Joseph Albert
JOURA, Josephine
Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
RUZICKA, Joseph Albert
Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
JOURA, Josephine
Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
RUZICKA, Joseph Albert
JOURA, Josephine
Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995Children + 1. Rosie M. RUZICKA, b. 25 Aug 1883, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
d. 5 May 1971, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
(Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Bessie Anna RUZICKA, b. 14 Jun 1885, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
d. 7 Sep 1982 (Age 97 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Joseph Albert RUZICKA, Jr., b. 5 Aug 1887, Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
d. 8 Sep 1954, Nebraska, USA
(Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. Amelia Hattie RUZICKA, b. 12 May 1890, Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
d. 6 Nov 1944, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
(Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 5. Mary Anna RUZICKA, b. 17 Jan 1893, Nebraska, USA
d. Oct 1977, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
(Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 6. Sophia Bertha RUZICKA, b. 21 Sep 1895, Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA
d. 9 Jul 1968, St. Joseph's Hospital/Concordia, Cloud, Kansas, USA
(Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 7. Lillian Clara RUZICKA, b. 13 Sep 1898, Oklahoma Territory, USA
d. 22 Jul 1992, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
(Age 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Photos 
RUZICKA, Joseph
RUZICKA, Josephine
RUZICKA, Josephine
RUZICKA, Joseph
RUZICKA Family
Larger copies of this photo exist if you are interested.Family ID F42 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Sep 2026
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Photos 
RUZICKA Family
Larger copies of this photo exist if you are interested.
Documents 
BREZNY, Bessie Social Security Benefits Application
Form OA-C790, Claim Number 444-01-6635
Histories 
RUZICKA Family Tree
This is one of the documents that started it all for me.
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Sources - [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 - [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
Name: Joseph Albert Ruzicka Jr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1888 [sic]
Birth Place: Kearney Buff, Nebraska
Father: Joseph A Ruzicka
Mother: Josephine Joura
SSN: 712052926
Notes: Feb 1937: Name listed as JOSEPH ALBERT RUZICKA JR
Save - [S1253] Nebraska Marriages, 1855 - 1995.
Name: Joseph Ruzitka [sic]
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Josie Ora [sic]
Spouse's Sex: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Nov 1882
Event Place: Douglas, Nebraska, United States
- [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
Name: Amelia Hattie Sykora
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 May 1890
Birth Place: Kearney, Nebraska
Father: Joseph Ruzicka
Mother: Josephine Joura
SSN: 505286379
Notes: Nov 1943: Name listed as AMELIA HATTIE SYKORA - [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
Name: Lillian Clara Lieberman
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1898
Birth Place: Yukon, Oklahoma
Death Date: 22 Jul 1992
Father: Joseph Ruzicka
Mother: Josephine Joura
SSN: 505286378
Notes: Nov 1943: Name Listed As Lillian Clara Lieberman; 24 Jul 1992: Name Listed As Lillian Lieberman - [S3] 1900 U.S. Census, Oklahoma Territory, Canadian, Yukon, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District #219, Enumeration District #24, Sheet #8, Line 69.
- [S9] 1910 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, South Creek, Thirteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration District No. 93, Sheet No. 6A, Lines 1 thru 7.
- [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. 55, Sheet No. 9B, Lines 96 thru 100.
- [S563] 1930 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 28-59, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 11A.
Lines 32 thru 35 - [S553] St. Mary's Cemetery (Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers, Block 8, Division N, Row 2, Spaces 7&8.
RUZICKA
OTEC (FATHER) 1859 - 1940
MATKA (MOTHER) 1863 - 1934 - [S95] Marriage License of Joseph RUZICKA and Josephine JOURA.
- [S125] Social Security Benefits Application of Bessie A. BREZNY, Form OA-C790, Claim Number 444-01-6635 (this is Ernest BREZNY's SSN).
