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Vaclav Broz

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Vaclav Broz

Birth
Czech Republic
Death
6 Apr 1863 (aged 64–65)
Solon, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Solon, Johnson County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.8484417, Longitude: -91.46347
Memorial ID
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Vaclav Broz [also Brush, Brosh, Brosch] emigrated to Johnson County, Iowa from Bohemia with his wife Barbora, and his daughter, Katerina.

According to immigration records, they left the port of Bremen, Germany, arriving in Baltimore on August 4, 1856* aboard the ship "Julius."

Vaclav, who sometimes appears in records as Wenzel, the German equivalent of Vaclav, was listed as a farmer. He died when he was about 65 and is buried next to his wife.

*source: Passenger & Immigration lists, 1820-1872, Baltimore
Vaclav Broz [also Brush, Brosh, Brosch] emigrated to Johnson County, Iowa from Bohemia with his wife Barbora, and his daughter, Katerina.

According to immigration records, they left the port of Bremen, Germany, arriving in Baltimore on August 4, 1856* aboard the ship "Julius."

Vaclav, who sometimes appears in records as Wenzel, the German equivalent of Vaclav, was listed as a farmer. He died when he was about 65 and is buried next to his wife.

*source: Passenger & Immigration lists, 1820-1872, Baltimore

Inscription

Cross with crown
Here Rests
Vaclav Broz
Died
6 April 1863
aged
65 years

verbatim translation: Sleep quietly in God's grave, our parents, where noise does not disturb the body, already there in eternity, the all-powerful God reunites us.



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  • Created by: Gayle
  • Added: Mar 13, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49661463/vaclav-broz: accessed ), memorial page for Vaclav Broz (1798–6 Apr 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49661463, citing Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Solon, Johnson County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Gayle (contributor 47223271).