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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
[6] Census 22 Apr 1910 South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
[7] Census 13 Jan 1920 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
[8] Census 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 24 Jun 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 24 Jun 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).
