BARBARA ONDRACEK MALY
Barbara Ondracek Maly was born March 15, 1845, in the village of
Bozetice, County of Milevsko, State of Tabor, Bohemia. Here in her
native land she was reared and grew to womanhood. At the age of 22,
in company with a group of emigrants, she came to America, settling
at Chicago in 1867. In the new city she readily found employment.
Three years later on the 14th of October, 1871, she married Frank
Maly. It is a coincidence that on this particular day the great fire
of Chicago broke out. Mr. and Mrs. Maly assisted many friends and
neighbors with moving goods and property to safety.
Seeking new homes in the west as other early pioneers, they came to
Knox County, Nebraska, in 1872. They lived with Mrs. Maly’s parents
for one years, and then took up a homestead just west of the present
Verdigre town site. At that time there was no town, so they built a
log cabin. The lumber was hauled from the Niobrara River.
Being truly early pioneers, they both shared their hardships and
toils until 1924 when Mr. Maly deeded his land to his youngest son,
Vac and family. (Today the land, a mile west of Verdigre, is owned
by Dr. James Carlson.)
This union was blessed with nine children, five daughters and four
sons, who are mentioned in the following details.
Anastazie Maly was born August 20, 1872, at Chicago, Illinois. Her
husband Vaclav Mastalir was born June 25, 1865. They were married
October 30, 1890. He died April 4, 1912, and Anastazie died February
4, 1958.
Mary Stoural was born December 25, 1875. On July 8, 1897, she
married Albert Stoural, who was born in Chicago in 1873. Mary died
July 29, 1958, and Albert died September 9, 1928.
Emil Maly was born April 3, 1877, and died at nine years of age on
March 10, 1886.
Frank E. Maly was born August 3, 1879, and died October 15, 1932. He
married Hattie M. Forester on June 6, 1905. She died in 1978 in
Fullerton, California.
Joe Maly was born in February of 1882 and married Della Overman in
1907. He died March 9, 1930.
Antonia Maly was born May 6, 1884, at Verdigre, Nebraska. Her
husband, Frank J. Studeny, was born March 23, 1879, in Breznice,
Moravia. They were married October 14, 1902. Antonia died January 7,
1970, at West point, Nebraska, and Frank died May 9, 1964, also at
West Point.
Barbara Maly was born May 30, 1886, and married Frank V. Kotrous on
August 31, 1909. He was born April 13, 1889, and died January 8,
1975. Barbara died March 1, 1976.
Rose Studeny, youngest daughter of Frank and Barbara Maly, was born
August 30, 1890, at Verdigre, Nebraska. She married Fred L. Studeny
at Verdigre on April 21, 1914. He was born August 27, 1888, in Box
Butte County, six miles west of Hemingford, Nebraska. He died
January 19, 1969, at Creighton, and Rose died July 8, 1973, at
Lynch, Nebraska.
Vac Maly was born January 6, 1893, and on April 29, 1913, he married
Anna Kotrous, born July 12, 1890. She died May 9, 1966, and Vac on
April 30, 1967.
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