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- Frank or Franz
Sousedovice, Bohemia and Bowers Harbor, Michigan
Frank, known as big Frank, was a farmer. The son of Josef and Marie Terezie Mastovsky-Mergl-Kroupa, was born at Smiratice #12, Strakonice, Bohemia, 4-13-1812. He arrived in America 11-20-1869, age 57. He died at Neahatawanta, Michigan, 9-9-1892. At age 21 he married Anna Boudova-Krejci, widow of blacksmith, Josef Krejci, and daughter of Adalbert (Vojtech) and Marie Wyttka-Bouda, at Sousedovice in the local office of the parish of Strakonice, 7-9-1833. Vojtech Bouda was a Kraselov farmer, his wife Maria was from Mararov. Anna's first husband died at Sousedovice #25, 1-19-1832, age of 27. Anna Boudova-Kroupova was born in the year of 1805 and died at Sousedovice #29, 4-18-1843, age 38. To Frank and Anna four children were born:
1) Rosalia (Rose) Kroupa, B-Sousedovice, #25, 9-4-1834
2)Thomas Kroupa, B-Sousedovice, #25, 8-30-1836
3) Anna Kroupa, B-Sousedovice, #25, 1-17-1840
4) Johann Nep. (John) Kroupa, B-Sousedovice, #25, 4-29-1842
Did you know that Frank Kroupa, brother of Leopold, left Bohemia on the run one step ahead of the law? He was a poor farmer and hunger caused him to go astray. With a friend they shot a deer in the kings forest. A guard caught them as they were cleaning it so they worked him over, took his gun, and split for the new world. Good ol' USA.
- Frank Kroupova-spelling in the old country ??
Lost wife Anna Boudova-Krejci-Kroupa on 4-18-1843. At the age of 32 he married 2nd wife Katerina Mixova, at Strakonice, 11-24-1845. Two children were born of this union: 1) Josef Kroupa B- Sousedovice #25, 2-16-1846 and died at Neahatawanta, MI, 7-4-1914, 2) Jacobus Magnus Kroupa, B-Sousedovice #25, 7-21-1849 and died in Sousedovice 7-24-1849 at the age of 4 days. Frank married his 3rd wife 4 months after the death of his second wife Katerina Mixova. He was 54. For his 3rd wife he married Katerina Stanek, in Strakonice, 10-2-1866, she was 31 and single. To this union 4 children were born: 1) Katerina Kroupova-Corbet, 2) Frank Kroupa Jr., 3) Anna Kroupa-Leonard, and 4) Mary M Kroupova-Webb-Black-Atherton
Died:
- Birth: 1811
Death: 1892
Son of Joseph & Maria (Maschtowska) Kroupa.
Family links:
Spouse:
Katherine Stanek Kroupa (1829 - 1904)*
Children:
Joseph Kroupa (1842 - 1915)*
Katie Kroupa Corbitt (1869 - 1923)*
Mary K Kroupa Atherton (1872 - 1971)*
Frank Kroupa (1875 - 1945)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Bohemian Cemetery
Grand Traverse County
Michigan, USA
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