Re: great grandmother
PESTEL, JENESTA, JENISTA, BEICHLAVEK, BELOHLAVEK
Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email) In Response To: great grandmother (Kathi Kopp)
Date: 7/14/2012 at 16:00:59
Inscription from Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
Marie T. Pestel
March 24, 1887 -- November 11, 1913******************
Death of Mrs. Edward PestelMrs. Minnie Pestel, wife of Edward Pestel, 1709 H Street West, died at 4 o'clock this morning at the age of 28 years. She was born in Bohemia and came to this city with her parents when a small girl. She was married to Mr. Pestel two years ago. Besides her husband, she leaves a little daughter ten days old; also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jenista, 1111 South Ninth Street and the following brothers and sisters: Frank Jenista of Pocatello, Idaho, and Adolph Jenista and Mrs. Anna Beichlavek of Cedar Rapids. The funeral will be held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, Speaker J. J. Hayek officiating. Interment will be in Linwood cemetery.
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette -- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tuesday, November 11, 1913******************
Inscriptions from Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
Jan Jenista
Nar. 15. Kvet. 1856
Zem. 28. Kvet. 1935
Translation:
Birth: May 15, 1856
Death: May 28, 1935Matka
Anna Jenista
Nar. 1, Ledna 1854
Zem. 16, Ledna 1918
Translation:
Birth: January 1, 1854
Death: January 16, 1918Anna Belohlavek
August 17, 1883 -- June 15, 1915********************
It looks likely that your great grandmother was married previously to William Biedermann. They were married on October 10, 1906 in Cedar Rapids. In the same cemetery as Mrs. Pestel are Mary Biedermann and Lumir Biedermann (died January 28, 1908). In 1910, Mary is enumerated in the Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa census living with her parents, John and Anna Jenista and brothers, Adolph and Frank. She is listed as having been married for four years and having given birth to two children, none living. 1910 Census: Cedar Rapids Precinct 6, Linn, Iowa; T624f Roll 411; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0108; According to her obituary she had been married to Edward Pestel two years at the time of her death (circa 1911).Hope this helps.
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