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Stephen Popelka Senior 1852–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1852

Birth Location: Romanov, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic

Death Date: 1 April 1940

Death Location: Shawano, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Frantisek Popelka

Mother: Barbora Kasparek

Spouse(s): Wilhelmina Martin

Children(s): Emil Popelka, Benjamin Popelka, Edward Popelka, Frank Popelka, Alvina Popelka, Stephen Popelka, Flora Popelka, Amelia Popelka, Mary Popelka, Annie Popelka, Dorothy Popelka, Gustav Kopelka, John Senior

Stephen Popelka Senior was born in 1852 in Romanov, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic, the child of Frantisek Frank Serafinsky Popelka And Barbora Kasparek. Stephen Popelka Senior married Wilhelmina Minnie Martin, and had children including Alvina A Popelka, Amelia Emilie Popelka, Annie Amelia Augusta Popelka, Benjamin Gustave Hermann Popelka, Dorothy Ella Popelka, Edward Gustave Popelka, Emil Albert Popelka, Flora Minna Emm Popelka, Frank Edward Herman Popelka, Gustav August Carl Kopelka, John Karl Popelka Senior, Mary L Popelka, Stephen Robert Popelka. Stephen Popelka Senior passed away in 1940 in Shawano, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Popelka Senior was born in 1852 in Romanov, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic, the child of Frantisek Frank Serafinsky Popelka And Barbora Kasparek.
  • Stephen Popelka Senior married Wilhelmina Minnie Martin, and had children including Alvina A Popelka, Amelia Emilie Popelka, Annie Amelia Augusta Popelka, Benjamin Gustave Hermann Popelka, Dorothy Ella Popelka, Edward Gustave Popelka, Emil Albert Popelka, Flora Minna Emm Popelka, Frank Edward Herman Popelka, Gustav August Carl Kopelka, John Karl Popelka Senior, Mary L Popelka, Stephen Robert Popelka.
  • Stephen Popelka Senior passed away in 1940 in Shawano, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frantisek Popelka
1815–1902
Birth Location: 5, Romanov, Mšeno, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
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Barbora Kasparek
1820–1905
Birth Location: 90, Mšeno, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
BK

Spouses(s)

Wilhelmina Martin
1869–1932
Birth Location: Nuerrenburg, Germany
WM

Children(s)

Emil Popelka
1895–1978
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano County, Wisconsin
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Benjamin Popelka
1905–1992
Birth Location: Wisconsin
BP
Edward Popelka
1909–1946
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
EP
Frank Popelka
1887–1976
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States
FP
Alvina Popelka
1889–1968
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
AP
Stephen Popelka
1891–1980
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
SP
Flora Popelka
1893–1985
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
FP
Amelia Popelka
1899–1903
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States
AP
Mary Popelka
1901–1990
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
MP
Annie Popelka
1907–2006
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
AP
Dorothy Popelka
1911–1987
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
DP
Gustav Kopelka
1897–1918
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
GK
John Senior
1903–1991
Birth Location: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
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Stephen Senior's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Senior
1852–1940
Birth Place: Romanov, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
Parents
Frantisek (Frank) Serafinsky Popelka
1815–1902
5, Romanov, Mšeno, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
Barbora Kasparek
1820–1905
90, Mšeno, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
Grandparents
Matěj Popelka
1768–1843
5, Romanov, Mšeno, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
Františka (Dorota) Cěrnohorský
1778–1848
104, Mšeno, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
Antonin Kasparek
1794–1849
20, Mseno, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
Anna (Marie) Kozlik
1796–1849
242, Mseno, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
Great-Grandparents
František Popelka
1729–1800
Alžbĕta (Neumonna)
1735–1816
Jan Cěrnohorský
1752–1842
Katerina Markub
1756–
Vaclav Kasparek
1748–1838
Frantisek Kozlik
–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josef Kozlik
–1780

Stephen Senior's Descendants

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Stephen (Popelka) Senior (2 Dec 1852–1 April 1940) m. Wilhelmina ((Minnie)) Martin (15 June 1869–12 Oct 1932)
  1. 1. Emil (Albert) Popelka 1895–1978 m. Margaret (Alice) Ainsworth 1901–1985
    1. 1. Dean (Donald) Popelka 1925–2015
  2. 2. Benjamin (Gustave Hermann) Popelka 1905–1992 m. Edna (Anna Nora) Scheifelbein 1917–2007
  3. 3. Edward (Gustave) Popelka 1909–1946 m. Maxine (Annette) Walker 1915–1998
    1. 1. Gerald (Edward) Popelka 1939–1995
    2. 2. Beverly (Ann) Popelka 1941–2009 m. Charles (Michael) Kendl 1939–2008
  4. 4. Frank (Edward Herman) Popelka 1887–1976 m. Mary Popelka 1892–1985
  5. 5. Alvina (A) Popelka 1889–1968 m. August Redman 1886–1957
    1. 1. Claude Redman 1910–
    2. 2. Roy Redman 1911–1939
    3. 3. Irwin ((Erwin) Chester) Redman 1913–1975
    4. 4. Evelyn (Rose) Redman 1927–2000
    5. 5. Leonard (Fred John) Redman 1925–2002
    6. 6. August (Redman) Junior 1929–1952
    7. 7. Wilma (Allice Ann Redman) Kaufman 1916–2005
    8. 8. Earl Redman 1908–1908
    9. 9. Raymond (August) Redman 1922–1963
  6. 6. Stephen (Robert) Popelka 1891–1980 m. Nancy (Jane) Mabry 1898–1983 m. Augusta (Lousie) Kuntz 1893–1936
    1. 1. Edna (Pearl) Popelka 1917–1917
    2. 2. Alice (Marion) Popelka 1920–2008 m. John (George Seal) Senior 1915–2015
    3. 3. Hazel (Jane) Popelka 1918–2016 m. Willard (Edward) Engstrom 1916–2013
    4. 4. Kenneth Popelka 1934–2019
    5. 5. Raymond (Paul Anton) Popelka 1916–1934
    6. 6. Helen (Louise) Popelka 1922–2006
    7. 7. Wallace (Steven) Popelka 1924–2011
    8. 8. Phyllis (Mae) Popelka 1931–1940
  7. 7. Flora (Minna Emm) Popelka 1893–1985 m. Amos (Edward St.) Thomas 1895–1981
    1. 1. Loren (Joseph St) Thomas 1917–1983
    2. 2. Virginia (Mary St) Thomas 1928–2007
    3. 3. Florence (St.) Thomas 1924–2000
  8. 8. Amelia ((Emilie)) Popelka 1899–1903
  9. 9. Mary (L) Popelka 1901–1990 m. Fredrich (Wilhelm Otto) Seefeldt 1897–1986
    1. 1. Wallace (Albert) Seefeldt 1920–2003 m. Leona (Arlene) Loken 1926–1996
    2. 2. Erma (Hattie) Seefeldt 1923–2003 m. Eugene (H) Brown 1921–1977
    3. 3. Wilbert Seefeldt 1940–1940
  10. 10. Annie (Amelia Augusta) Popelka 1907–2006 m. John (Carl Rudolph Fink) Jr 1905–1959
    1. 1. John (Manton Lee Fink) III 1930–2015
    2. 2. Daniel Fink 1935–2000 m. Emily (Ann) Fink 1942–2009
  11. 11. Dorothy (Ella) Popelka 1911–1987 m. Louis (Albert) Malueg 1905–1970
    1. 1. Kenneth (Louis) Malueg 1930–2014 m. Elaine (Margaret) Jepson 1929–2010
  12. 12. Gustav (August Carl) Kopelka 1897–1918
  13. 13. John (Karl Popelka) Senior 1903–1991 m. Mary (Lorraine) Patnode 1916–1985
    1. 1. John (Richard Popelka) Jr 1934–2006 m. Kathryn (Ann Kirst) Mertin 1936–2009
    2. 2. Carmen (J) Popelka 1938–2003 m. Norwin (George) Gau 1928–2013 m. John Frerichs –2007
    3. 3. Jeanette (Marie Popelka) Skodinski 1942–1999

Stephen Senior's Timeline

7 Records

1852
2 Dec 1852
Birth of Stephen Popelka Senior in Romanov, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
Romanov, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
1900
1900
Age 48
Stephen Popelka Senior resided here in Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
1905
1 Jun 1905
Age 53
Stephen Popelka Senior resided here in Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin
Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin
1910
1910
Age 58
Stephen Popelka Senior resided here in Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
1920
1920
Age 68
Stephen Popelka Senior resided here in Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
1930
1930
Age 78
Stephen Popelka Senior resided here in Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
1940
1 April 1940
Age 88
Death of Stephen Popelka Senior in Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1852
    Event Place: Romanov, Mělník, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: 2612; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: 617.0; FHL microfilm: 2342346
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1738; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0161; FHL microfilm: 1375751
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: 1817; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1241817
    [4] Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2016; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 832

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1870
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: 2612; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: 617.0; FHL microfilm: 2342346

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1875
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2016; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 832

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1880
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: 1817; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1241817

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1884
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1738; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0161; FHL microfilm: 1375751

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: 1817; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1241817

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1738; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0161; FHL microfilm: 1375751

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2016; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 832

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin; Roll: 2612; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: 617.0; FHL microfilm: 2342346

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1940
    Event Place: Waukechon, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shawano, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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