Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
NameAlojs LOUIS KUKLISH
Death24 Mar 1960, Alexandria, Minnesota
Birth24 May 1875, Bela, Bohdanec, Bohemia
ReligionClick on Louis’s name to see some notes
OccupationAlojs Kuklis at birth.
FatherJosef KUKLIS (1830-1896)
MotherBarbora ZAVURKA (1834-1927)
Misc. Notes
Louis was 18 years old when he came to America in 1893 from Czechoslovakia, then called Bohemia. He was the son of Joseph and Barbora Kuklish in a family of twelve. Of the eight living, seven children came to America at different times. Louis could not speak the English language. On his trip over, he saw people buying bananas on the ship. They looked so good, so he bought some but he did not know he was to peel them, so he threw the whole works into the ocean. He cam to Turtle Lake, near Alexandria, MN, where his brother, Frank, already had a home. Here Louis helped Frank chop down trees and dig up stumps to make the land available for seeding grain.
Kathryn “Katie” was the daughter of John and Mary Navratil in a family of six children. She was six years old when she came with her parents to America from Prague, Bohemia. They settled near Lake Mary, Alexandria, MN. Her father was already 56 years old, which was old in those days. He chopped down trees and built a log house for the family to live in. The children had to go out working for their board and room. Katie went babysitting at age six. She received only three months of education her entire life.
Louis and Katie were married on September 6, 1897, in the Alexandria area. Shortly thereafter they came to Roberts County, SD, with two hourses hitched to a wagon (not covered), one cow and all their belongings. The trip took three days. They came to Katie’s brother, Leopold Navratil, where they spent the winter.
In the spring of 1898, Louis bought his homestead rights at Watertown. He built a six-by-eight foot room to live in. A store in Hankinson, ND, let him have a small laundry stove to cook on and use for heat. They slept on a straw tick and, during the day, put it on the roof.
Louis got a job with the Joe Benson threshing rig. When they could not thresh, he added onto their house.
Five children were born there: Henry (1900-1982), Bennie (1901 to 1981), Wilhelmina (b. 1904), Tommy (1910-1952), and Agnes (b. 1914).
In 1924, Louis and Katie built a larger house, which still stands on their farm which they sold to LeRoy and Lillian Hentz in 1949.
After Louis’ dad died in Bohemia, his mother and his sister, Barbara, came to America. Barbara married Charles Bisek, and his mother, Barbora, lived with Louis and Katie for 25 years. She died in 1927 at the age of 98.
In 1947, Louis and Katie celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their farm.
Katie died in 1952 and Louis in 1960.
Kathryn “Katie” was the daughter of John and Mary Navratil in a family of six children. She was six years old when she came with her parents to America from Prague, Bohemia. They settled near Lake Mary, Alexandria, MN. Her father was already 56 years old, which was old in those days. He chopped down trees and built a log house for the family to live in. The children had to go out working for their board and room. Katie went babysitting at age six. She received only three months of education her entire life.
Louis and Katie were married on September 6, 1897, in the Alexandria area. Shortly thereafter they came to Roberts County, SD, with two hourses hitched to a wagon (not covered), one cow and all their belongings. The trip took three days. They came to Katie’s brother, Leopold Navratil, where they spent the winter.
In the spring of 1898, Louis bought his homestead rights at Watertown. He built a six-by-eight foot room to live in. A store in Hankinson, ND, let him have a small laundry stove to cook on and use for heat. They slept on a straw tick and, during the day, put it on the roof.
Louis got a job with the Joe Benson threshing rig. When they could not thresh, he added onto their house.
Five children were born there: Henry (1900-1982), Bennie (1901 to 1981), Wilhelmina (b. 1904), Tommy (1910-1952), and Agnes (b. 1914).
In 1924, Louis and Katie built a larger house, which still stands on their farm which they sold to LeRoy and Lillian Hentz in 1949.
After Louis’ dad died in Bohemia, his mother and his sister, Barbara, came to America. Barbara married Charles Bisek, and his mother, Barbora, lived with Louis and Katie for 25 years. She died in 1927 at the age of 98.
In 1947, Louis and Katie celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their farm.
Katie died in 1952 and Louis in 1960.
Spouses
Birth14 Sep 1873, Yehlava, Bohemia
Death8 Jul 1952, New Effington, Roberts County, South Dakota
ReligionClick on Katie’s name to see some notes
OccupationBuried in Independent Bohemian Cemetery, New Effington, SD
FatherJohann Gualbert NAVRATIL (1823-1908)
MotherMary KOLAR (ca1839-1910)
Misc. Notes
Louis was 18 years old when he came to America in 1893 from Czechoslovakia, then called Bohemia. He was the son of Joseph and Barbora Kuklish in a family of twelve. Of the eight living, seven children came to America at different times. Louis could not speak the English language. On his trip over, he saw people buying bananas on the ship. They looked so good, so he bought some but he did not know he was to peel them, so he threw the whole works into the ocean. He came to Turtle Lake, near Alexandria, MN, where his brother, Frank, already had a home. Here Louis helped Frank chop down trees and dig up stumps to make the land available for seeding grain.
Kathryn “Katie” was the daughter of John and Mary Navratil in a family of six children. She was six years old when she came with her parents to America from Prague, Bohemia. They settled near Lake Mary, Alexandria, MN. Her father was already 56 years old, which was old in those days. He chopped down trees and built a log house for the family to live in. The children had to go out working for their board and room. Katie went babysitting at age six. She received only three months of education her entire life.
Louis and Katie were married on September 6, 1897, in the Alexandria area. Shortly thereafter they came to Roberts County, SD, with two hourses hitched to a wagon (not covered), one cow and all their belongings. The trip took three days. They came to Katie’s brother, Leopold Navratil, where they spent the winter.
In the spring of 1898, Louis bought his homestead rights at Watertown. He built a six-by-eight foot room to live in. A store in Hankinson, ND, let him have a small laundry stove to cook on and use for heat. They slept on a straw tick and, during the day, put it on the roof.
Louis got a job with the Joe Benson threshing rig. When they could not thresh, he added onto their house.
Five children were born there: Henry (1900-1982), Bennie (1901 to 1981), Wilhelmina (b. 1904), Tommy (1910-1952), and Agnes (b. 1914).
In 1924, Louis and Katie built a larger house, which still stands on their farm which they sold to LeRoy and Lillian Hentz in 1949.
After Louis’ dad died in Bohemia, his mother and his sister, Barbara, came to America. Barbara married Charles Bisek, and his mother, Barbora, lived with Louis and Katie for 25 years. She died in 1927 at the age of 98.
In 1947, Louis and Katie celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their farm.
Katie died in 1952 and Louis in 1960.
Kathryn “Katie” was the daughter of John and Mary Navratil in a family of six children. She was six years old when she came with her parents to America from Prague, Bohemia. They settled near Lake Mary, Alexandria, MN. Her father was already 56 years old, which was old in those days. He chopped down trees and built a log house for the family to live in. The children had to go out working for their board and room. Katie went babysitting at age six. She received only three months of education her entire life.
Louis and Katie were married on September 6, 1897, in the Alexandria area. Shortly thereafter they came to Roberts County, SD, with two hourses hitched to a wagon (not covered), one cow and all their belongings. The trip took three days. They came to Katie’s brother, Leopold Navratil, where they spent the winter.
In the spring of 1898, Louis bought his homestead rights at Watertown. He built a six-by-eight foot room to live in. A store in Hankinson, ND, let him have a small laundry stove to cook on and use for heat. They slept on a straw tick and, during the day, put it on the roof.
Louis got a job with the Joe Benson threshing rig. When they could not thresh, he added onto their house.
Five children were born there: Henry (1900-1982), Bennie (1901 to 1981), Wilhelmina (b. 1904), Tommy (1910-1952), and Agnes (b. 1914).
In 1924, Louis and Katie built a larger house, which still stands on their farm which they sold to LeRoy and Lillian Hentz in 1949.
After Louis’ dad died in Bohemia, his mother and his sister, Barbara, came to America. Barbara married Charles Bisek, and his mother, Barbora, lived with Louis and Katie for 25 years. She died in 1927 at the age of 98.
In 1947, Louis and Katie celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their farm.
Katie died in 1952 and Louis in 1960.
Marriage6 Sep 1897, Alexandria, MN
ChildrenHenry (1900-1982)
Benny Benjamin (1901-1981)
Wilhelmina (1904-)
Tommy (1910-1952)
Agnes (1914-)