John Venecek Biography


	This biography appears on page 1876 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	JOHN VENECEK, of Yankton county, was born in Bohemia. His parents 
came to the new world, establishing their home in Yankton county, South 
Dakota, on land not far from Tabor, the father securing a tract of land 
from the government. The subject of this review was thirteen years of 
age when he came to the United States with his parents. His education 
was acquired in Bohemia, but after arriving in this country he had 
little opportunity for attending school. He married Miss Rosalia 
Kocowiek, who was born in Bohemia and who by her marriage has become 
the mother of seven children.

	The home farm of Mr. Venecek comprises four hundred acres of 
land, and in addition to the cultivation of the soil he is engaged in 
the raising of stock. His fields are devoted to the production of 
grain, oats and wheat and he usually harvests good crops, which find a 
ready sale on the market. He is a member of a Bohemian society, Z. C. 
B. J., and enjoys the high regard of his fellow countrymen and of other 
residents of this community.