Bio of Vincent BEZDICEK (b.1884), Jackson Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Kathryn Kelly ========================================================================= The following excerpt comes from An Illustrated History of Jackson County, Minnesota by Arthur P. Rose Northern History Publishing Company, Jackson, Minnesota, 1910 p. 511-512 VINCENT BEZDICEK (1888), a farmer of Hunter township, was born in Bohemia January 12, 1884, the son of Frank and Francika (Bezdicek) Bezdicek. When an infant he came to America with his parents, lived with them a short time in Nebraska and in Lyon county, Iowa, and then in 1888 came with the family to Jackson county. Vincent received his education in Jackson county and was brought upon his father's farm. After his mother's death, which occurred in 1903, the home farm - the northwest quarter of section 13 - became the property of the children. Vincent has been farming the place on his own account since 1907. He has been director of school district No. 15 for the past two years. He is a member of the Catholic church of Jackson and of the Catholic Western Union. Mr. Bezdicek was married at Jackson September 17, 1907, to Annie Dvorak. She was born in Jackson county August 14, 1889, the daughter of the late Frank Dvorak, an early settler. Her father died in 1903; her mother lives in Hunter township. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bezdicek, Theresa, born April 11, 1908.