Vodnany Church and Cemetery History, Bon Homme Co., SD


This brief history of the Parish of Vodnany was found with the 
WPA Graves Registration Project enumeration of the cemetery. 
The WPA schedules were dated Sep., 1940.

	Transcribed by Sundae Orwick, sorwick914@desertlinc.com

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Work Projects Administration
Graves Registration Project
Cemetery Records of All Graves
Cemetery:  The Parish of Vodnany
Location:  T96N R60W. Sec 13
City:  Vodnany    State: So. Dak
County:  Bon Homme
Workers Signature:  Martin M. Stienmeyer
Dated:  Sept 30, 1940

Cemetery History

The Parish of Vodnany

Recorded in Book J. Page 501, Reg. of Deeds office, Tyndall, So. Dak.
Vencil Sedlacek and Marie Sedlacek, Husband and wife, in the year 1885
in consideration of one dollar, deeded to Jan Carda, Vaclay Maruska and
Jan Bracha, trustees of the St. Peters & Paulus Catholic Church of vodnany, of
Bon Homme Co, Territory of Dakota 5 Acres of land, to be used for
church and graveyard purposes only.

In the same year 1885, Jan Carda, Vaclay Maruska and Jan Bracha
trustees of theSt. Peters & Paulus Catholic Church of Vodnany, of
and Jan Bracha, trustees of St. Cyrill & Methodius Catholic Church of
Vodnany, Bon Homme Co. Territory of Dakota, in consideration of one dollar,
5 acres of land, as recorded in Book J. page 599, Reg. Deeds
office, Tyndall, So. Dak.

On May 28, 1919, the above organization was incorporated , Book 1 Page 35,
Reg. Deeds office, Tyndall, So. Dak. By Thomas O'Gorman, Roman Catholic
Bishop of the Diocese of Souix Falls, So. Dak. with the
associated help of T. A. Flynn. Viscar General of said Diocese, of Madison,
So. Dak. and W. V. Mikolasek the Roman Catholic Pastor of the Parish of
Vodnany, Bon Homme Co. So. Dakota, whose residence is Vodnany, So. Dak.
together selected and designated to be associated with them in the
formation of said corporation, Joseph Bame and Frank Placek two lay
members of the Roman Catholic Church, belonging to said Parish and
residence theirin.