John or Jan Cejka was born to Jan and Marie Anna Cejka in May, 1857. He was a farmer in and around Vratkov, Österreich or Austria, now the Czech Republic. On June 21, 1882, he left from Hamburg port and sailed to America on the ship "Herder" with his widowed brother Franticek/Franz/Frank, sister Marie Cejka Cap or Chop and her family, widowed mother Marie Anna, nieces Marie Anna and Marie Antonia, and nephew Josef. They all arrived in New York City on July 5, 1882, except for baby Josef who died at sea four days before reaching Ellis Island.
Jan settled first in Munden, Republic, Kansas, where other family had already settled. He then moved to Perry, Noble, Oklahoma, with his mother and sister Rosalie Cejka Soulek's family as a Pioneer in 1894. He worked his homestead there until moving in with his sister and nephews during his later years.
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Perry Daily Journal
Perry, Oklahoma, Friday, December 9, 1927
John Cejka Dies Friday Morning at Brother's Home (he actually died at his nephew's home)
John Cejka, 70 years of age, died at the home of his brother about 6 o'clock Friday morning four and a half miles northeast of Perry, it was announced by Fred A. Davis and Son, funeral directors. He had been ill about a week
and his death resulted from an attack of paralysis.
Cejka came to Perry at the time of the opening and homesteaded six miles north of Perry. He has lived in the county since that time and is well known here.
No funeral arrangements had been completed on Friday afternoon.
Jan settled first in Munden, Republic, Kansas, where other family had already settled. He then moved to Perry, Noble, Oklahoma, with his mother and sister Rosalie Cejka Soulek's family as a Pioneer in 1894. He worked his homestead there until moving in with his sister and nephews during his later years.
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Perry Daily Journal
Perry, Oklahoma, Friday, December 9, 1927
John Cejka Dies Friday Morning at Brother's Home (he actually died at his nephew's home)
John Cejka, 70 years of age, died at the home of his brother about 6 o'clock Friday morning four and a half miles northeast of Perry, it was announced by Fred A. Davis and Son, funeral directors. He had been ill about a week
and his death resulted from an attack of paralysis.
Cejka came to Perry at the time of the opening and homesteaded six miles north of Perry. He has lived in the county since that time and is well known here.
No funeral arrangements had been completed on Friday afternoon.
John or Jan Cejka was born to Jan and Marie Anna Cejka in May, 1857. He was a farmer in and around Vratkov, Österreich or Austria, now the Czech Republic. On June 21, 1882, he left from Hamburg port and sailed to America on the ship "Herder" with his widowed brother Franticek/Franz/Frank, sister Marie Cejka Cap or Chop and her family, widowed mother Marie Anna, nieces Marie Anna and Marie Antonia, and nephew Josef. They all arrived in New York City on July 5, 1882, except for baby Josef who died at sea four days before reaching Ellis Island.
Jan settled first in Munden, Republic, Kansas, where other family had already settled. He then moved to Perry, Noble, Oklahoma, with his mother and sister Rosalie Cejka Soulek's family as a Pioneer in 1894. He worked his homestead there until moving in with his sister and nephews during his later years.
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Perry Daily Journal
Perry, Oklahoma, Friday, December 9, 1927
John Cejka Dies Friday Morning at Brother's Home (he actually died at his nephew's home)
John Cejka, 70 years of age, died at the home of his brother about 6 o'clock Friday morning four and a half miles northeast of Perry, it was announced by Fred A. Davis and Son, funeral directors. He had been ill about a week
and his death resulted from an attack of paralysis.
Cejka came to Perry at the time of the opening and homesteaded six miles north of Perry. He has lived in the county since that time and is well known here.
No funeral arrangements had been completed on Friday afternoon.
Jan settled first in Munden, Republic, Kansas, where other family had already settled. He then moved to Perry, Noble, Oklahoma, with his mother and sister Rosalie Cejka Soulek's family as a Pioneer in 1894. He worked his homestead there until moving in with his sister and nephews during his later years.
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Perry Daily Journal
Perry, Oklahoma, Friday, December 9, 1927
John Cejka Dies Friday Morning at Brother's Home (he actually died at his nephew's home)
John Cejka, 70 years of age, died at the home of his brother about 6 o'clock Friday morning four and a half miles northeast of Perry, it was announced by Fred A. Davis and Son, funeral directors. He had been ill about a week
and his death resulted from an attack of paralysis.
Cejka came to Perry at the time of the opening and homesteaded six miles north of Perry. He has lived in the county since that time and is well known here.
No funeral arrangements had been completed on Friday afternoon.
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