VINC AND MARY [SLAMA] ELIS
Vinc Elis was born June 20, 1877, in Nove Mesto, Moravia. At the age
of six years he left the land of his birth and with his parents came
to America, settling in the vicinity of Pischelville, Nebraska. Here
he attended country school and helped his folks on the farm.
[pg243 PHOTO Mr. and Mrs. Vinc Elis]
On June 6, 1911, he married Mary Slama of Lynch, Nebraska. She was
born at Tyndall, South Dakota, on June 27, 1886, to Joseph and Josie
Slama at Butte. They farmed west of Verdigre for many yeas, until
their retirement. They had four children: Ludvick Elis, Rudolph
Elis, Ludmilla (Mrs. Vennie Pavlik), all residents of the Verdigre
area, and Helen (Mrs. Leonard Juracek), O’Neill.
Vinc Elis died May 9, 1968, and Mary died February 20, 1965.
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