BEN AND ANNA [VYBORNY] SEDIVY
Ben Sedivy, son of Joseph and Marie Roza Sedivy, was born in Chicago
on December 30, 1865. His parents were recent immigrants from
Bohemia. In 1869 the family left Chicago bound for L’Eau Qui Court
County, Nebraska, under the auspices of the Ceska Osada. The Sedivys,
including married daughters, moved to Virginia in 1890 after farming
in the area. It was there that Ben met and married Anna Vyborny.
Anna Christine, daughter of Henry and Josephine Vyborny, was born at
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on March 13, 1872.
[pg 390 photo Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sedivy]
In 1893 the couple left Virginia, settling near Niobrara. In 1900
they bought a farm 12 miles west of Verdigre. There were ten
children, including triplets born April 18, 1895. The only one to
survive, Charles, died in 1916. Their children were: Agnes (Mrs.
Julius Farnik), 1892-1966; Carl (one of the triplets, two died at
birth), 1895-1916; Rose (Mrs. James Bartos), 1897-1941; Pauline
(Mrs. Frank Konopasek), born in 1900 or 1901; Theodore R.,
1907-1970; Frank H., born in 1909; Julia (Mrs. Hugh Barnes); and
Georgia (Mrs. Joseph V. Kalas), born 1913.
Ben lived in California after the death of his wife on June 25,
1954. He died in Encino on September 25, 1957.
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