Great Grandparents of the Immigrants

Paul Kramer ², born 1724, Zinolten, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia ¹; died 04 Aug 1822¹

Paul married Maria ----

Their Children

1. Wenzl Andreas Kramer ¹

Notes:
Anton, Johann, Martin, Philip, Jacob, Vencel, Maria and Anna Kramer all emigrated with families from Kunas, Bohemia (part of Austria then, now called Kunejov,CR.)²

These Kramer siblings were sons and daughters of Andreas Kramer born Kunas Czech Republic and from Andreas his father and Paul his grandfather, asssociated with villages of Hosterschlag, Tieberschlag, Adamsfrieheit, Kunas.²

They emigrated between 1877 to 1885 to Nebraska first but many went to Canada and Washington State.²

Sources:
¹ FamilySearch International Genealogical Index
² Jack Kramer

"Posted from comment by Birdie:"
Birdie said...
The church books from Bohemia are being digitized and posted ONLINE now. Here's the start page:
http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz/index.php?doctree=1nr
My family comes from Oberschlagles, within 10 miles of Kunas, so many of these names are familiar just from perusing the books. Don't be daunted by the handwriting--there are guides to Suetterlin online also.

Grandparents of the Immigrants

Wenzel Andreas Kramer¹, born ca 1774, Zinolten, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia.¹

Andreas married Maria Stuppl/Stippl, daughter of Joseph Stuppl and Anna¹, on 22 May 1798, Zinolten, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia¹.

Maria was born ca 1777, Zinolten, Bohemia, Czechoslavalia.¹

Their Children

1. Theresia Kramer born 24 Sep 1799 ¹


2. Andreas Kramer 30 Aug 1803-8 Mar 1870


3. Maria Kramer born 26 Jan 1806


4. Jacob Kramer born 17 Aug 1808


5. Barbora Kramer born 3 Nov 1810


6. Jacob Kramer born 8 Jul 1813


7. Agnes Kramer born 11 Oct 1815

NOTES:
¹ Source:FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

Parents of the Immigrants

Andreas Kramer, son of Andreas Kramer and Maria Stuppl, born 30 Aug 1803, Kunas, Bohemia, Austrian Empire; died 8 Mar 1870, Kunas, Bohemia, Austrian Empire

Andreas married Agnes Blaschko, daughter of Anton Blaschko, born 1817, died 27 Nov 1867 at Kunas, Bohemia, Austrian Empire

Their Children

1. Anton Kramer 8 Jun 1839-13-9 Jun 1921


2. Jacob Kramer ca 1844- (twin)


3. Phillip Kramer ca 1844- (twin)


4. Anna Kramer 26 Jul 1847-16 Nov 1934


5. Johann Kramer 4 May 1850-31 Jan 1925


6. Wenzel Kramer 11 Sep 1852-25 Feb 1928


7. Maria Kramer Jan 1856- ?


8. Martin Kramer Oct 1863/64-1942

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From comment by Ginger Kollman
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nechurch/catholic/Franciscans/index.htm

On page 142 is a picture of Johann Kollmann and his first wife Maria Straka Kollmann; however, the caption under the picture is incorrect. Frank Fuger and his wife were from the same village of Kunas so that probably explains the priest's mixup.

Page 350
Chapter XIII
ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH, BURROWS TP.,
PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, 1877-1930
PIONEER SETTLERS
Teh (sic) pioneer settlers in this vicinity were John and Joseph Burrows. The first Catholic settler in the limits of St. Anthony's was Peter Ripp. He arrived in Platte county in 1869 and settled in Burrows Twp. about 1871, and was followed the next year (1872) by Christian Greisen, Peter Parr, Wm. Labenz, Michael Regan, James Cooney; in 1873, by Gerard Gronenthal, Joseph Krings, Peter Jaixen, Patrick Fahey; in 1874, by Frank Fuger, Mathias Schneider, John Kohlmann, Anthony Kramer, Phillip Kramer, John Kramer, Joseph Brausen; in 1875, by Jacob Labenz; in 1876, by Frank Krings.
{correction re: 1874 arrivals. Mathias Schneider, cousin of the Kramers, arrived in America in 1874, Frank Fuger and Phillip Kramer in 1877. Anthony Kramer, John Kohlmann and John Kramer in 1878, Joseph Brausen ?}

Homeland of the Kramers

The current Czech Republic

Faith of Our Fathers

EXCERPT FROM: The Coming to America, the Kramer Family Story
by Jack Kramer

FAITH IS A PRICELESS GIFT from the Almighty. However, the Tradition of Faith from family and community is the precious gift from our immigrant ancestors. Devotion to spiritual life was central to the values of our German-Bohemian forefathers. The Church was celebrated in their daily lives, especially Christmas. Prayers were said on knees or kneelers attached to dining room chairs. People were taught to have respect and humility in the Presence of God; in prayer, in the church building as the House of God, in the Divine Presence of the Blessed Sacrament, on any holy ground and in any priest, brother or sister. God was also recognized in Nature, in the fields and surrounding forests. Hymns celebrated the Spirit of God in all His creation. Church feasts were a chance to halt industrious work and to celebrate life with food, drink, music and dance. The entire village of Kunas attended Baptisms, First Communions, and wedding celebrations lasting 3 to 5 days. Our family and their neighbors had only one Church and wherever the German-Bohemians immigrated, churches and Catholic schools soon followed by Community invitation.

For the first stage of their immigration, the Kramers were served by German Franciscans while in Platte County. After the move to Holt County, the Kramer families along with the Catholic community at large were the first to build churches and schools.

Bohemia today, in the year 2000, as the Western part of the Czech Republic remains 53 percent Christian and the Roman Catholics are the largest group within that number. There is about an 83 percentile of Catholics among Christian believers; that is about 40 percent Catholics within the entire population of over ten million Czechs. These figures of Christianity must be considered in the light of nearly 50 years of official suppression of the Church by the Communist part of the former Czechoslovakian Government.

Village Chapel The village chapel in Kunejov (Kunas), Bohemia. Our ancestors were probably baptized and married in this chapel in Kunas/Kunejov and the records then sent to the parish church in Hosterschlag (Clunek).

Parish Church The Parish Church of Saints Philip and James in the village of Clunek, formerly Hosterschlag, Bohemia. This was the normal parish church of registry for the Kramer family and it served the village chapel back in Kunas, two miles away. The Kramer twin brothers, Philip and Jakob may have been named after this pair of Apostle saints.

Location of the Parish Church of Saints Philip and Paul,
Clunek, formerly Hosterschlag, Bohemia
Location of the village chapel, Kunejov (Kunas)

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NOTE: from Ginger Kollman, 10/27/2006
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nechurch/catholic/Franciscans/index.htm

On page 350 is a paragraph about Mathias Schneider, John Kohlmann, Anthony Kramer, Phillip Kramer, John Kramer, etc...

On page 142 is a picture of Johann Kollmann and his first wife Maria Straka Kollmann; however, the caption under the picture is incorrect. Frank Fuger and his wife were from the same village of Kunas so that probably explains the priest's mixup.

Hofbauer-Kramer Homes at Kunas Czech Republic

EXCERPT FROM: The Coming to America, the Kramer Family Story
by Jack Kramer

House Number 13, Kunas
This house belonged to the Hofbauer Family. Maria Hofbauer, first wife of Anton Kramer, lived here with her parents Jacob Hofbauer and Maria Leitgeb, before her marriage to Anton in 1864.


House Number 36, Kunas
Anton Kramer is recorded having also lived here. This was his and Maria Hofbauer's home after they married. He moved from House Number 17 and she moved from House Number 13, Here they had their first four children and a fifth child called Johann Kramer was born in 1876 and died 11 Apr or 1876. It is possible that Maria Kramer died during of shortly after his childbirth. There is an archival record of a Marie Kramer associated with this house. She is listed, as being born 12 Feb 1834, died 1 May 1876. Although the birth dates differ this may refer to Maria Hofbauer Kramer.