Jindra Family Tree Roots and Branches

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I started a category on my other blog that I named Genealogy This, That and Other Things. The reason behind the category is a place to put genealogy tips and tricks. Even if you aren’t actively doing genealogy yourself, some of the information I intend on sharing may help future genealogist in their quest for your family history.

My first post is on Family Photographs and Future Old Family Albums. Your photographs, news articles and stories are tomorrows genealogy tidbits. The article gives some ideas on how to best to organize and label family photographs, articles and stories for future generations.

The full article is here.

I have been pretty busy as of late with redecorating my son’s room, work and adding things to my Wisconsin websites (I maintain genealogy sites for Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties in Wisconsin) as well as contribute to the Manitowoc County site.  I haven’t had much time for breathing much less adding to this site.

Last evening I did a bit more research on Arnold Tuma, son of Wencel and Anna (Jindra) Tuma.  He along with his brothers moved from Wisconsin out to Montana and became mustard seed farmers.  Arnold and his wife had two children.  One of them, Gene, was a geology teacher.  Gene Tuma was instrumental in the Montana Strip Mining Reclamation Act back in the 60s.  The federal law passed in 1977 requiries that lands strip mined for coal have to be reclaimed.  In Montana, big coal companies continue to delay reclaiming the land that has been impacted by strip mining.  You can see more about the Arnold Tuma family here.

Mike sent me an article written by Bill Zell in 2000.  It is a great tribute to Mary Lenhardt Jindra.  I added it to the site in the Church and School section.  I think it makes a great introduction to that section.

I added an article written about the Maribel School in the town of Cooperstown. George Francis Jindra III taught at this school before he moved out to North Dakota.

I found out there was a school in Fischerville and I added the history of the school to the Church and School section.  Members of my family (John Bouda, Ed. Chaloupka) were members of the school board for years.

Our family mourns the loss of one of our members. The following is the obituary as written in the Manitowoc Herald Times.

Grandpa Dickie, as everyone knew him by, was a great person, loved by all he came in contact with. Dick served in the U.S. Air Force and met his late wife Sylvia when he was stationed in England. He moved back to his hometown of Two Rivers, and started a long career working in the Oil Industry, which took him and his family to many places, ending up in Stanwood, Mich. Dick was involved with all his grandchildren’s activities and liked nothing better than to have his family around him. He was also very active in his church. Dick was preceded in death by his wife: Sylvia; and grandchildren: Nicole Fewless and Zachary Parman. He leaves behind four daughters and their families: Susan Fewless and her children, Kristopher and Nathan; Jane (John) Parman and her children, Andrea and Jacob; Patsy (Dan) Gettings and her children, Kyle, Tyler, and Chelsea; Julie (Mark) Leasher and their children, Bailey, Jordan and Dylan; and his sister: Carol Andrews. A niece Carne Andrews, and many cousins, family and friends also survive.

Cremation has taken place. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, with a Memorial Service at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. These both will take place at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 12775 Northland Drive, Big Rapids, Mich., 49307.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Herald Times Reporter Feb. 19, 2008

We are looking for information on Lena (Jindra) Hartigan.  She is the youngest child of George and Mary (Krcmarik) Jindra.  Her date of birth is after 1880.  She was probably born in Wisconsin.

She is mentioned in her sister Anna’s obituary in April 1943 as living in Seattle Washington.  Her brother Frank’s obituary in 1964 states that she is deceased.   We do not know what her husband’s name is.

I added the history of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Greenstreet, Cooperstown Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.  This little settlement is near Kellnersville, WI and was the first Bohemian Catholic Church in the Manitowoc County.

I created pages for Oscar and Reuben Jindra, both sons of Jiri Peter Jindra, Jr.

I believe this completes the children of Georg and Maria (Lenhardt) Jindra.