Vaclav Zimola (1852-1902), Architect
Vaclav ("Wencl") Zimola was born in Kouty, Trebec, Jihlava (southern Moravia) in 1852. He emigrated to the U. S. through Baltimore in 1874 and was listed in the 1885 Nebraska census (with his wife "Francisca," age 29 and infant son Wencl) as a carpenter in Saunders County.[3][4] In 1893, he was called an architect in Wahoo, then in the 1900 census his listing was again "carpenter."[1][6] His gravestone in Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery in Wahoo, Nebraska is inscribed "FATHER" along with his birth date of 1852 and his date of death of 1902. The family plot also has a marker for "MOTHER Frances Zimola" (1859-1943).[2] They had married in Wahoo in 1883 and had four sons and four daughters. When Frances died in 1943, her late husband was identified as a "carpenter by trade."[5]
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Wahoo, Nebraska, 1893.[1]
Educational & Professional Associations
Buildings & Projects
Notes
a. Found in 1900 U. S. Census as James Zimala with wife "Fanny" and the first seven of their eight children.[6]
References
1. Margie Sobotka, Nebraska, Kansas Czech Settlers, 1891-1895 (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1980), 136, accessed through UNL.edu, October 28, 2023, https://www.unl.edu/czechheritage/Nebraska,%20Kansas%20Czech%20Settlers%201891-1895/Nebraska/Saunders%20p133a-155.pdf
2. Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, s.v. "Vaclav Zimola," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
3. Ancestry.com. Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885, s.v. "Zimola" in Saunders County, (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
4. Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, s.v. "Wenzel Zimola," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
5. "Mrs. Frances K. Zimola Funeral to be Thursday," The (Wahoo, Nebraska) Independent (March 11, 1943), 8.
6. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Fanny Zimala" in Saunders County, [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Page Citation
D. Murphy & E. F. Zimmer, “Vaclav Zimola (1852-1902), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, October 28, 2023. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 22, 2024.
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