Krepela, Tillie
1890 - 1984 (93 years)1. Krepela, Tillie was born on 31 May 1890 in Tama, Iowa, USA (daughter of Krepela, James Vencil "Jim" and Kouba, Josefka); died on 30 May 1984 in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: 31 May 1890, Leroy Township, Benton, Iowa, USA
Family/Spouse: Lemon, Roy Guy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Krepela, James Vencil "Jim" was born on 12 Jul 1856 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 15 Apr 1941 in Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, USA; was buried in Apr 1941 in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Farmer
Notes:
Sometime after 1920, Jim and Josephine moved to Chandler, Arizona
Data from WESTERN UNION telegram held by E. Kouba.James married Kouba, Josefka about 1880 in Tama, Tama, Iowa, USA. Josefka (daughter of Kouba, Peter and Lojka, Frances) was born on 13 May 1859 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 19 Dec 1944 in Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, USA; was buried after 19 Dec 1944 in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Kouba, Josefka was born on 13 May 1859 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic (daughter of Kouba, Peter and Lojka, Frances); died on 19 Dec 1944 in Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, USA; was buried after 19 Dec 1944 in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Nickname: Josie
Notes:
She moved to Chandler, Arizona with her husband, Jim Krepela. In August of 1941 the Emil Kouba family (Emil Sr., Laura, Marcella, and Emil Jr.) visited her while on a vacation trip out 'West'. She was very tearful when we left as she felt she would not see Emil Sr. again because she felt she was going to die soon. She was about 85 years old at that time.
Birth:
House 7Children:
- Krepela, Charles was born on 14 Aug 1882 in Tama, Iowa, USA; died in Feb 1967 in Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, USA; was buried in Feb 1967 in Valley of the Sun Mortuary and Cemetery, Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.
- Krepela, Emma Georgia was born on 24 Aug 1884 in Tama, Iowa, USA; died in DECEASED.
- Krepela, Julia was born on 14 Apr 1886 in Tama, Iowa, USA.
- Krepela, Blanche was born in Dec 1887 in Leroy Township, Benton, Iowa, USA; died in 1972 in Reinbeck, Grundy, Iowa, USA; was buried in 1972 in Reinbeck Cemetery, Reinbeck, Grundy, Iowa, USA.
- 1. Krepela, Tillie was born on 31 May 1890 in Tama, Iowa, USA; died on 30 May 1984 in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Krepela, Mary was born on 6 Feb 1892 in Otter Creek Township, Tama, Iowa, USA; died on 23 Feb 1986 in Hunting Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Krepela, Frank was born on 15 Mar 1895 in Leroy Township, Benton, Iowa, USA; died in Aug 1981 in Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA; was buried in Aug 1981 in Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA.
- Krepela, Ella was born on 4 Nov 1896 in Leroy Township, Benton, Iowa, USA; died in Apr 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Krepela, James "Jim" was born on 11 Sep 1898 in Leroy Township, Benton, Iowa, USA.
- Krepela, Emil was born on 18 Jul 1900 in Leroy Township, Benton, Iowa, USA; died in 1931 in Tama, Iowa, USA; was buried in 1931 in National Cemetery, Vining, Tama, Iowa, USA.
- Krepela, Theodore was born on 14 Jun 1902 in Tama, Iowa, USA; died on 5 Oct 1972 in Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California, USA; was buried in Oct 1972 in Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Calimesa, Riverside, California, USA.
- Krepela, Joseph was born in UNKNOWN.
Generation: 3
6. Kouba, Peter was born on 12 Jan 1833 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic (son of Kouba, Jiří (George) and Plucar, Marie); died on 21 Jul 1909 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in Jul 1909 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Hotel Operator/Farmer
- Departure: 1869, Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Notes:
PETER KOUBA FAMILY COMES TO AMERICA
BY T. F. KOUBA
Peter Kouba, wife and three children, came to the promised land, the United States of America, by sailing vessel in 1869. Two girls were the oldest children, while Frank, the youngest, born November 25, 1868, became father of my sister, Helen, and me. Two additional children, William and Emil were born in Iowa.
The sailing trip from Europe to America was difficult beyond comprehension, and almost proved fatal. Storms, frequent and overpowering required the masts to be lowered to keep the boat from overturning and sinking, and then the boat road the wild waves and precious distance was lost. Able bodies (many were seasick) drew water from the boat with pails to keep it afloat. Prayers were truly from the heart!
Neither grandfather Peter, nor his brother John, who came later, had farmed. Peter Kouba's had an Inn where meals, beer, and lodging were available. John apparently assisted a large landowner to protect his timber and wildlife as poaching and illegal timber-cutting were common. Game in Austria-Hungary apparently was owned by the landowner, not the state.
Grandfather, farming for the first time, was totally helpless, as was brother John. It appears the Peter Kouba family came from Moravia, Austria Hungary, province of Talice, village of Radlice. That portion of Europe in now CZECHSLOVAKIA.
The land grandfather purchased, apparently sight-unseen, was forty acres on an unimproved road a few miles from Blairstown and Luzerne, Iowa, geographically location NWSW, Section 28, T.82N.R.11W.
Father Frank grew up enjoying farming and fortunately so, as grandfather apparently could not adjust. Dad, over the years, achieved extraordinary farming success. He was a talented accordion player and called dances, and played at many. Square dancing apparently was the farmers' principal recreation.
In 1897, Father married the most wonderful girl living, Emma Melsha, daughter of another Czech-American family several miles away.
Father realized to get farm produce more efficiently to Luzerne and Blairstown markets, one must live on a better road. He bought land and a farmstead along a better road about a mile North from his parents's farm.
Grandfather Peter died apparently of cancer in 1909 at Luzerne, where he and wife Frances were living. Grandmother died there in 1916.
My Father and Mother were kind, proficient, hard-working farmers. Mother not only did the cooking and other work inside the home, but many times worked in the fields along Father. In a few years they acquired an adjoing "40" ad so it went concentrating on raising quality corn, beef-cattle, and hogs. Then they hired a year-round farm hand who lived with them.
Father grew blue-ribbon quality corn and other small grain which he displayed at county and state fairs and won scores of prizes. His winnings brought commercial seed company representatives to his door. Oftentimes they purchased at double market price the entire corn crop of several thousand bushels, picked out the seed ears and left the remainder for him to use, without cost, for livestock feed. In cooking, Mother also excelled, winning more prizes, (12 of them), than Father with grain and occasionally joklingly reminded him that such a thing could happen.
Mother never refused a hungry person who came to the door for food, including homeless or unemployed men. They were given a nourishing meal which they ate sitting on the front porch. More than one offered to chop wood at the woodpile or perform other menial tasks for payment, but was refused. Father gave grain to covered-wagon gypsies who begged for grain for their tired horses. Women did the begging, carried grain in gunny sacks to the several wagons, which seemed already filled. . .with kids!
Mother died of continuing heart attachks; deeply felt by her few relatives alive, and her many friends, on October 19, 1935 at 60 years. Our dear father, Frank, died from malignant cancer at Helen's home where he was living on March 5, 1944 at age 75.
My precious sister, Helen, was born in 1899 at the farm homestead where I came along in 1902. From the beginning I was horribly sick for two years, requiring day and night care. Medical research years later recognized allergies and mine apparently was feathers. As baby, I as others in that era, slept in soft, warm featherbed and with down filled pillows. The sicker I became, the more love and feathers were piled around. After the doctor confided that one certain baby would have a short life, folks hired a photographer who came and while baby, weakly standing in nightshirt, and alone, took my picture. But the subject was out of focus. Sister Helen, about four years old, who wanted to stand with her sick brother, but was refused by the photographer, stood several steps back and come out in sharp focus.
My sister, always fortunately, was one of those never sick individuals. We came into a close friendship which has never weakened. She graduated in music from Coe College, became a strikingly successful high school music teacher, and strangely, began at Blairstown where she graduated, before she finished at Coe. Other schools where she taught included grade and high schools at Belle Plaine, Madrid, and St Charles, Iowa. Many persons came to her for private lessons.
In 1925 Helen married Milo Kopecky in the prestigious "Little Brown Church in the Vale", continued teaching music as time permitted and later on worked full-time at Collins Radio, which contributed notably to the World War II effort. Milo's untimely death of a heart attack occurred a few years ago, and is buried in Cedar Memorial Cemetery at Cedar Rapids where Helen expects to be buried also.
Ted in 1926 graduated in forestry at Iowa State College, (now University), where he participated in athletics and band. He became forester for the State of Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory, where in 1929 at a University dance he was introduced to a beautiful and distinctly talented girl taking graduate work in English Literature from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. After her graduation in 1930, we were married in the Congregation Church at Madison, Wisconsin, During her school career she was awarded memberships in three honorary sororities; Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Sigma Iota, and Pi Lambda Theta. And at this writing, after several strokes, darling Marie is in the Madison Convalescent Center in which we celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary on August 3, 1990 to the tune of a fine orchestra, among many balloons, enjoying a large cake, and which fed all other patients, nurses, and aides. Maries' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Love are buried in Wildwood Cemetery, Salem, South Dakota. Marie and I will be buried at Forest Hill where we have an inscribed small marble gravestone.
Father and Mother, the Frank Koubas are buried on the hilltop in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Iowa as are grandparents Peter Kouba's and uncle Will Kouba.
Neither sister Helen and Milo have children, nor Marie and I, thus no continuing generations of the Peter and Frank Kouba's lineage will follow. Thus ends a resume of the Peter Kouba family which immigrated to the promised land, the magnificent United States of America in 1869.
Ted Kouba July 1, 1991
There were five children who died in Radlice and are buried there.
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Family HomePeter married Lojka, Frances on 19 Sep 1852 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic. Frances (daughter of Lojka, Joseph and Nováková, Sarah Veronica) was born on 3 Oct 1835 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 24 Mar 1916 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in Mar 1916 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Lojka, Frances was born on 3 Oct 1835 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic (daughter of Lojka, Joseph and Nováková, Sarah Veronica); died on 24 Mar 1916 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in Mar 1916 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Housewife
Notes:
Emil Kouba has year of birth as 1836.
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House 28
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House 7Children:
- Kouba, Josef was born on 19 Jul 1853 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died in DECEASED in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; was buried in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Kouba, Jan (John) was born on 4 May 1856 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 19 May 1856 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Kouba, Frances was born on 11 Sep 1858 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 19 Mar 1941 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA; was buried on 21 Mar 1941 in Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA.
- 3. Kouba, Josefka was born on 13 May 1859 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 19 Dec 1944 in Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, USA; was buried after 19 Dec 1944 in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.
- Kouba, Karel was born on 8 Mar 1866 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died in DECEASED in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; was buried in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Kouba, Frank was born on 25 Nov 1868 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 5 Mar 1944 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA; was buried on 8 Mar 1944 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.
- Kouba, Karl Paul was born on 17 Oct 1873 in Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 24 Apr 1882 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in Apr 1882 in Lutheran Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA.
- Kouba, William was born on 10 Nov 1874 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 2 Jan 1949 in Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried on 4 Jan 1949 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.
- Kouba, Emil was born on 4 Apr 1877 in Leroy Township, Benton, Iowa, USA; was christened in 1887 in Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 5 Jul 1952 in St Luke Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA; was buried in Jul 1952 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA.
- Kouba, Joseph was born in Dec 1881 in Benton, Iowa, USA; died in May 1909 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in May 1909 in Lutheran Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA.
Generation: 4
12. Kouba, Jiří (George) was born on 13 Apr 1774 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic (son of Kouba, Pavel (Paul) and Macků, Marie); died on 7 Apr 1850 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic. Notes:
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House 7Jiří married Plucar, Marie in UNKNOWN in Czech Republic. Marie (daughter of Plucar, Matouš (Matthew) and Leitkepová, Eva) was born in UNKNOWN in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Plucar, Marie was born in UNKNOWN in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic (daughter of Plucar, Matouš (Matthew) and Leitkepová, Eva). Notes:
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House 8Children:
- Kouba, Pavel (Paul) was born on 22 Jan 1804 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died about 1851.
- Kouba, Jan (John) was born on 15 Oct 1806 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died in DECEASED.
- Kouba, Tomáš was born on 9 Jun 1809 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Kouba, Jiří (George) was born on 23 Mar 1812 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Kouba, Tomáš was born in 1815 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died about 1873.
- Kouba, Josef was born on 27 Jul 1827 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died in 1873.
- Kouba, Adalbert was born on 25 Apr 1830 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- 6. Kouba, Peter was born on 12 Jan 1833 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 21 Jul 1909 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in Jul 1909 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.
- Kouba, Pavel (Paul) was born on 23 Feb 1835 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Kouba, Katerina was born on 20 Oct 1837 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 3 Nov 1903 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Kouba, Frances was born in UNKNOWN in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died in DECEASED.
- Kouba, Frank was born in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Kouba, Matej (Mathew) was born in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
14. Lojka, Joseph was born in 1813 in Šach, South Bohemia, Czech Republic (son of Lojka, Pavel (Paul) and Lahodná, Terezie Rozálie); died before 1868 in Šach, South Bohemia, Czech Republic. Notes:
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House 12Joseph married Nováková, Sarah Veronica in UNKNOWN. Sarah (daughter of Novák, Martin and Vítu, Anna) was born on 22 Feb 1811 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 28 Jul 1900 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in Jul 1900 in International Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Nováková, Sarah Veronica was born on 22 Feb 1811 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic (daughter of Novák, Martin and Vítu, Anna); died on 28 Jul 1900 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in Jul 1900 in International Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA. Notes:
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House 28Children:
- 7. Lojka, Frances was born on 3 Oct 1835 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 24 Mar 1916 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in Mar 1916 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.
- Lojka, Josefa "Josephiny" was born on 15 May 1837 in Šach, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 22 May 1925 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried after 22 May 1925 in International Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA.
- Lojka, Joseph II was born on 16 Feb 1839 in Šach, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died in 1911 in Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried in 1911 in International Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA.
- Lojka, Marie was born on 7 Jul 1841 in Šach, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died in 1842 in Šach, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Lojka, Frank was born on 6 Jun 1843 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died about 1878.
- Lojka, Katerina was born on 26 Jun 1845 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died in 1848 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Lojka, Antonette was born on 10 Oct 1849 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died in 1913 in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, USA; was buried in 1913 in Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, USA.
- Lojka, Jan (John) was born on 24 May 1852 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 19 Nov 1852 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
- Lojka, Anna Veronica was born on 3 May 1856 in Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died in 1924 in Benton, Iowa, USA; was buried after 26 Dec 1924 in International Cemetery, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA.