Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Zarybnicky, Joseph 1868 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 3, 2007, 1:28 am Author: Emma E. Forter JOSEPH ZARYBNICKY. Bohemia has given to the United States many of her citizens who have become prominent in many of the walks of life in this country. Among the number is Joseph Zarybnicky, the owner of four hundred acres of excellent land and the raiser of high-grade stock, who was born on November 23, 1868, and is the son of Anton and Anna (Soucek) Zarybnicky. Anton and Anna Zarybnicky were also natives of Bohemia, where they were educated, grew to maturity and were later married. In that country their children were born and there they spent many years of their early life. In 1881, after their daughter, Anna, the wife of Joe Polnicky, had located in America, the parents and the rest of their children came to this country. After a voyage of nineteen days the family landed in the United States and later established their home near Wilber, Nebraska. There the father worked as a farm hand for a number of years and later made his home with his son, Frank, who was at that time one of the successful farmers of the district. Anton Zarybnicky was born in the year 1832 and is now living with his son, Joseph. The mother was born in 1832 and is now deceased, she having died in 1908. They were the parents of the following children: Mary, Anna, Josephine, Frank, Antonia, deceased; Joseph, Antonia (2), John, Katherine and two that died in infancy. Mary died in Bohemia; Anna died after coming to this country; Josephine Plihal died some ten years ago; Frank is living near Odell, Nebraska, Antonia lives near Latham, Kansas; John died on the way to the United States and was buried at sea; Katherine Iteia is a resident of Table Rock, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Zarybnicky were active members of the Catholic church and always took great interest in the affairs of the church and were well known in the social life of the community in which they lived and where they were held in the highest regard. Joseph Zarybnicky received his education in the schools of his native land and in the public schools of Nebraska, he having spent his boyhood days in the latter state. At the age of fourteen years he worked as a farm hand for the farmers in the neighborhood of his home. In 1888 he rented one hundred and sixty acres of land in Nebraska, where he was engaged in general farming and stock raising for himself for five years. He then left the rented farm and purchased one hundred and sixty acres in section 11, Oketo township, Marshall county. Here he engaged in general farming with success for nine years, when he purchased his present farm in the township. The farm at the time he made the purchase was all unimproved and was for the most part undeveloped. Since establishing himself on his present farm, Mr. Zarybnicky has put the place under the highest state of development. As a raiser of Shorthorn cattle and Poland China hogs he has met with with much success, and is now known as one of the most successful stockmen in the county. He has some splendid horses and his stock is all of the highest grade. The past year he had one hundred and sixteen acres of his farm in corn, which averaged thirty-three bushels per acre. In addition to his large farm interests he is a stockholder in the farmers' elevator and the co-operative store at Oketo. On January 13, 1892, Mr. Zarybnicky was united in marriage to Katherine Bell, who was born in Bohemia in 1870. She received her education in the schools of her native land, where she lived until she was fifteen years of age, when she came to the United States and settled at Wilber, Nebraska, where she lived until the time of her marriage. Her parents spent their lives in Bohemia, where they died some years ago. To Mr. and Mrs. Zarybnicky have been born the following children: Anna, Clara, Frank, Abbie, Millie, William, Edward and Wilhelmina, all of whom are at home with the exception of William, who is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Zarybnicky are active members of the Catholic church and have reared their children in the faith of that denomination. They have ever taken an active interest in the affairs of the county, in which they have made their home for so many years and where they are held in the highest regard. Coming to this country, where they were among strangers and amid new conditions, they have demonstrated their ability to meet the new conditions with success. By hard work and close application to business they are today numbered among the substantial people of the community. Mr. Zarybnicky has always taken an active interest in the civic life of his home township, and while he has not been an office seeker, his advice has often been sought in matters that pertained to the public welfare. He is one of the patriotic and influential men of the district and his life had been one of honor. He is a member of the Bohemian lodge, Z. C. B. J., and was the organizer of the local society. He is a man of much ability and his influence is keenly felt in all matters that pertain to the public welfare, in his home township as well as the county. Additional Comments: Extracted from: History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions by Emma E. 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