| Libra Family Vital Records & History |
| Joseph Libra married *Vincenta Zbytovsky, the daughter of Joseph and Elenora Safr Zbytovsky. Vincenta was born about 1840 in Jimramovske Paseky. Joseph and Vincenta had 4 children 1. Joseph 2. Josephine 3. Frank and 4. Cenek Family remembrances recall Joseph as a tall man; I mention this because it is noted in family histories that he served in the Uhlan Regiment in the Austro-Italian War. To serve in this regiment, men needed to be at least six feet tall to be able to throw a spear while riding a horse. In **1869, Joseph was killed by a falling tree branch in the forest where he was working at his trade as a woodsman. He was about 35 years of age. Within a few weeks of Joseph's death, Vincenta delivered another child, a son, Frank who was born May 31, 1869. As a widow, with no visible means of support and a new baby to tend to, Vincenta had no choice but to place the older children with relatives. In exchange for taking the children in, they were expected to work on the farm and earn their room and board. They did receive an education in addition to the manual labor they were expected to do. At some point, thinking that her life would improve and that she could have her ***family all together again, Vincenta re-married. Her hopes were dashed after a short time when her new husband turned out to be a ne'er do well and he was the one who needed supporting. *********************************** Footnotes: * Vincenta was also called Cenka Vincenta. **Some information indicates that Joseph died in 1868. ***All of Joseph and Vincenta's children came to the United States except for Vincent, who was also known as Vaclav. No further information is known about him. ************************************ |
2. Anton Born: February 16, 1889 Died: March 30, 1981 at the age of 92. Anton married Anna Dedic on January 25, 1915 in Pine County, Minnesota They had 8 children. Anna died November 5, 1929 |