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Agnes Irma <I>Orsak(*Fedora)</I> Vanek

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Agnes Irma Orsak(*Fedora) Vanek

Birth
Moravia, Lavaca County, Texas, USA
Death
23 Jul 1989 (aged 94)
Brazoria County, Texas, USA
Burial
Ganado, Jackson County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Agnes, 'Aneska Fedora' was the name the Catholic priest Natardus used when recording her church marriage to Rudolph Vanek in 1914. The same name appears on her civil marriage license in Lavaca Co., TX. After significant research, it was found that Fedora was the middle name of her father, who came from the old country of Moravia, Austria, CZ in 1873. In the area of Novy Hrozenkov, CZ there were so many families by the name of Orsag, that the custom of identifying large branches was to use the name of the previous house owner. This process was called "name after cottage" until middle names became commonplace. Several of Agnes' sisters were identified in the same manner.

Agnes Irma Orsak was Christened on 4 Nov 1894 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, St. John, Fayette Co., TX. Agnes was married to Rudolph 'Rudy' Vanek on 20 Oct 1914 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Praha, Fayette Co., TX.

Agnes' Godparents were Jan Vanek & her maternal grandmother Marta 'Martha' Hajek Olsovsky.

Agnes & her husband Rudy were farmers, had seven children and took care of her parents in their golden years, Agnes living to age 95.

*Fedora is the village name that designates a separate Orsak branch in the old village of Novy Hrozenkov, CZ.
Agnes, 'Aneska Fedora' was the name the Catholic priest Natardus used when recording her church marriage to Rudolph Vanek in 1914. The same name appears on her civil marriage license in Lavaca Co., TX. After significant research, it was found that Fedora was the middle name of her father, who came from the old country of Moravia, Austria, CZ in 1873. In the area of Novy Hrozenkov, CZ there were so many families by the name of Orsag, that the custom of identifying large branches was to use the name of the previous house owner. This process was called "name after cottage" until middle names became commonplace. Several of Agnes' sisters were identified in the same manner.

Agnes Irma Orsak was Christened on 4 Nov 1894 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, St. John, Fayette Co., TX. Agnes was married to Rudolph 'Rudy' Vanek on 20 Oct 1914 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Praha, Fayette Co., TX.

Agnes' Godparents were Jan Vanek & her maternal grandmother Marta 'Martha' Hajek Olsovsky.

Agnes & her husband Rudy were farmers, had seven children and took care of her parents in their golden years, Agnes living to age 95.

*Fedora is the village name that designates a separate Orsak branch in the old village of Novy Hrozenkov, CZ.

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  • Maintained by: Sam O.
  • Originally Created by: Christine
  • Added: Jun 1, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53137420/agnes_irma-vanek: accessed ), memorial page for Agnes Irma Orsak(*Fedora) Vanek (9 Oct 1894–23 Jul 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53137420, citing Assumption Cemetery, Ganado, Jackson County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sam O. (contributor 46965861).