Re: looking for anna schimitz in Iowa City, Iowa
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Re: looking for anna schimitz in Iowa City, Iowa
Neil Hall 11/01/08
Vrchoticky seems to be the version of the name that has lasted in the Iowa City area.Frank Vrchoticky had his estate probated in Johnson County, in the 1902-1904 time period.If you could get someone to check for that at the County Clerk's office, it should include a list of his heirs, to see if the Barbara that married Frank Shimitz was his daughter.
Johnson County is very sizeable.I don't know how well they work with genealogists and if they do any research for called or mailed in requests.I wasn't able to find any lookup volunteers online.
Note: This really belongs with one of the other messages in this thread that I've posted which talks about Barbary Shimitz parents.
Also note: The old country of Bohemia presently occupies about the western 2/3 of the modern Czech Republic.