Victorine Nepodal Biography


	This biography is from "Memorial and biographical record; an illustrated
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	including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and 
	representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & 
	Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 372-373

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VICTORINE NEPODAL, commissioner of the third district of Brule county, 
South Dakota, and a farmer by occupation, residing on section 19, in 
Pleasant Grove township, is a native of Bohemia, and was born December 
24, 1863. He is the youngest child of a family of five born to Joseph 
and Anna (Kovarik) Nepodal. His father died when our subject was but 
four years of age. His mother is probably living, but her son has not 
heard from her since her return to her native country in 1896, after 
having spent about twelve years in America. 

Upon the completion of his education at the age of fourteen, our 
subject was apprenticed to the trade of carpenter, and after serving 
two years, applied himself to that calling until eighteen years of age, 
when he applied for transportation to America. Failing to secure this 
he made his way to Bremen, where he was smuggled aboard a vessel and 
landed in New York. He proceeded to Adams county, Wisconsin, and worked 
on a farm and also at his trade. For three years he worked in the 
pineries in the winter and the sawmills in the summer. June 28, 1884, 
he removed to Dakota in search of government land and purchased a 
relinquishment to a farm in Highland township, and in 1895 added the 
land upon which he now resides to his possessions. His farm lies partly 
in Pleasant Grove and partly in Eagle townships, and he has one hundred 
and twenty acres under cultivation, and one hundred and twenty acres in 
pasture. Our subject was married in 1886, to Miss Katie Kott, daughter 
of Vensil and Mary (Hrubes) Kott, who are pioneer settlers of Brule 
county, and reside in Eagle township. Mr. and Mrs. Nepodal have been 
the parents of five children, upon whom they have bestowed the names of 
Mary, Jennie, Victor, Katie and Joseph. 

Since coming to America our subject has become conversant with the 
language of his adopted country, and is a well read, representative 
citizen of Brule county, and has held many public offices, which he has 
filled in a creditable manner. He has been assessor, township 
treasurer, and a member of the township board for two terms, and in the 
election in 1898 was chosen county commissioner of the third district. 
He assisted in-organizing the Bohemian Farmers' Mutual Fire and 
Lightning Insurance Company, is one of the directors and is serving as 
secretary. In political sentiment he is a Populist, favors high 
license, and opposes equal suffrage. He is a member of the Presbyterian 
church.