View source for John Schreier (1827-1892), Cabinet Maker

<div style="white-space:wrap;font-size:125%">'''Pischelville, Knoxville, & Verdigre, Knox County, Nebraska, 1870-1892'''</div style="white-space:wrap;font-size:125%">

'''AKA: Jan Srayer, Jan Schreier, John Srayer'''


'''Jan Srayer''' was born in Cista, Bohemia on April 22, 1827. He was married to Jana (aka Johanna and Jennie), and they had three sons, Emil, Vincent, and Raimond (Raymond) born in the Prague district before immigrating to the United States in about 1865.[[#References|[4:388]]] The family lived for a few years in Chicago wile Jan Srayer worked as a cabinet maker. In 1870, the family relocated to Knox County where they would remain for many generations. Initially, the Srayers settled along Steel Creek near the Niobrara River in the Pischelville community.[[#References|[2][3][4:388][5]]]] 

'''Srayer''' was one of the original Czech settlers in this growing Bohemian settlement, where he built his family home using his specially trained cabinet making techniques. Over the first decade in Knox County, the family evolved their last name to the more German-sounding "Schreier", and Jan changed his first name to John. His son [[Emil Schreier (1862-1924), Builder-Architect|Emil Schreier]] began a three-generation long lumber business and designed at least one building in Verdigre. Emil's son, John's grandson, got his degree in architecture and became a notable Nebraskan architect. John Srayer died in 1892.[[#References|[2][3][4:388][5]]]

This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization.

==Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings==

==Educational & Professional Associations==

ca. 1850s-1865: Jan Srayer, Cabinet Maker, Prague, Bohemia.[[#References|[[2][3][4]]]

1965-1870: John Schreier, Cabinet Maker, Chicago, Illinois.[[#References|[1][2][5]]]

1870-1892: John Schreier, Cabinet Maker, Knox County, Nebraska.[[#References|[2][3][4]]] 

==Buildings & Projects==
Schreier (Srayer-Dryak) Farmstead House (ca. 1870), along Steel Creek, Pischelville Settlement, Knox County, Nebraska.[[#References|[5][6]]] [KXO0-22]

==Notes==

==References==
1. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “Emil Schreier,” Verdigre Township, Knox County, Nebraska, accessed through ''HeritageQuestOnline.com''.

2. “Emil Schreier” ''Findagrave'' Accessed May 3, 2019 via https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95440243/emil-schreier

3. Margie Sobotka, comp., ''Nebraska, Kansas Czech Settlers, 1891-1895'' (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1980), 41a-47.

4. Rose Rosicky, ''A History of Czechs (Bohemians) in Nebraska'' (Omaha: Czech Historical Society of Nebraska, 1929), 186.

5. “Obituaries” ‘’The Verdigre Citizen,’’ March 13, 1924 via ‘’Findagrave’’ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95440243/emil-schreier

6. "Schreier House" ''Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey'' in NSHS file [KXO0-22]

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