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Franz (Frank) Farmacka
Born March 27, 1878 died May 20, 1935
Franz married
Franziska
(grandma Farmacka ) Krystyn on ??? in
Koberice in Opava, NE Czechoslovakia.
Franz Farmacka (30yr) and
family: Franziska (28yr), Ludvik (Louis) (2yr), Antone (10 months),
and two mules were originally from
Koberice in
Opava, NE Czechoslovakia,
in Moravia, which is on the Opava River and near the Polish border.
They departed the port of Bremen, Germany on October 1911 on the
Hannover I.
They arrived in
Galveston, TX on November 11, 1911. Franz
and family subsequently resided in San
Gabriel, TX after immigration processing.
The Famacka family moved from
Thorndale to
Kingsville
where they lived on 3 different farms. While living in Kingsville,
Frank did business with the
Kleberg
County Bank whose president,
Robert Justus Kleberg,
was their landowner. Frank changed the spelling of the
Farmack name adding the ‘a’. Why? Who knows but Charlie
Farmacka said that there must be paperwork on file because Frank went to
the bank to sign it for a name change. Perhaps he wanted to
correct a spelling error from the original
immigration registration.
So, this is something the next person going to Kingsville may want to
look for.
Photo taken approx: 1922 - 1923
Back row: Flora, Antone, Louis
Front row: Rose, Charlie, Andy
Lilly hadn't been born as of the time of this picture.
Editor's note: If anyone has the original photo, please contact
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Frank Farmacka died in
Banquete, TX (near
Robstown) and was
then buried in
the King Ranch cemetery in
Kingsville. The boys were mowing a 10 acre field they had and Frank
did not feel well at noon. At about 2: p.m. he came down to the field
where they were and about an hour later the boys brought the tractor
back up to the shed. Frank walked from the field and just as he got to
the shed he fell. Charlie, Andy, and Louis brought him to the house
unconscious. Frances felt of him and told the boys he was dead. A
doctor and an ambulance came out from Kingsville to take his body for
burial.
Editor's Note: Anyone with information
that can improve the accuracy of the content of this page is asked to
send your comments and information to
gsterner@trlx.com.
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King Ranch Cemetary - Capt. Richard King & Henrietta King |
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Frank's headstone in the distance |
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Frank's headstone |
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Frank's headstone |
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