Frank Buza (1849-1916) and brother George
Hi. I am looking for any information at all "from the old country" regarding my great-great-grandfather and his family.
Frank died either 1 Sept 1916 or 2 Sept 1916. One record indicates 2 Sept, while his gravestone reads "Died Sept. 1, 1916". In US census records his place of birth is variously listed as Austria or Bohemia. Since his gravestone says he died at age 66 (see photo... hosted at photobucket.com), he would have been born, most likely, in late 1849. US census records also indicate that he immigrated in (about) 1875/1876. He married Martha J Calhoon on 22 Sept 1878 in Willmington, Illinois, USA.
I am looking for ANY INFORMATION at all prior to 1877. Immigration records would be great (we have never found anything). Records from the old country would be awesome.
Family history indicates that Frank came to this country with his brother George and that they parted in Chicago. Frank ended up in Custer Park, Illinois, where, later, my grandfather was a Baptist minister. George ended up in Michigan. Family history also indicates that he wrote to the old country. This seems to indicate that his parents and other family members stayed in Austria when he and brother George came to the US.
Photo of gravestone is at:
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr42/krbuza/frankbuza.jpghttp://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr42/krbuza/frankbuza.jpg
I am cross posting to this forum because census records indicate Frank's place of birth as either Austria or Bohemia and Wikipedia indicates that Bohemia would be the largest part of the Czech Republic.
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