ALBERT AND MARY [SLADEK] MASAT, JR.
Albert Masat, Jr., was born April 23, 1882, in the county of
Prestrichehu, Bohemia. As an infant, he accompanied his parents,
Albert, Sr., and Anna (Slice) Masat, to America. They came directly
to Knox County and settled on a homestead four miles east of
Verdigre where he spent the rest of his life except for seven years
when he lived on an adjoining farm. After his dad’s retirement, he
took charge of the homestead.
[pg 325 PHOTO Wedding picture of Mr. and Mrs. Albert [Mary Sladek]
Masat April 12, 1904. Left standing: John Masat, brother of the
groom; John Sladek, brother of the bride; Mamie Klimseh [Mrs. Frank
Vakoc]; and Mary Jirousek [Mrs. Albert Vakoc]
On April 12, 1904, he married Mary J. Sladek at St. Wenceslaus
Church. They had five children: Albert III, who was killed in a
horse accident at the age of 14; Charles H., who died in
Scottsbluff, Nebraska, in 1974; George A., still living in the
Verdigre area; Benedict F., who died in February of 1981; and Marie,
who died at her home at the age of three when she fell into a tub of
scalding wash water.
Albert and his sons farmed the land and enjoyed raising livestock. A
fencing accident which cut his lip and eventually turned cancerous
claimed his life on May 8, 1936, at the age of 54. Father Oborny had
the services. Interment was in the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery.
Mary died at her home in January of 1966 at the age of 82.
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