ANNA WOSTA FAMILY

Contributed by Anna Nettles
© 2004

Anna (maiden name unknown) WOSTA was born July 1, 1839 in Austria/Poland. Shed died March 30, 1920. Burial Immanuel Cemetery (Bohemian Cemetery) Portland, Sumner County, TN.

Her husband's name is unknown, he died before Immigration of the family to NY City 1890. Immigration gives one Anton Wosta from Bohemia as immigrant in 1890 to Cleveland Ohio- where he stayed. There are few Wosta records found.

Children:

  1. Caroline WOSTA was born in 1869 in Bohemia married ____ Malif (listed as a widow in 1920 Cook Co. Ill. census.

  2. Frank WOSTA was born September 3, 1873 in Bohemia. Died March 17, 1923 Portland, Sumner Co., TN.

  3. Ignatz G. WOSTA was born January 26, 1875 in Bohemia. He died May 14, 1965 in Toledo, Ohio. Ignatz married Marie Burysek (daughter of Mr. BURYESEK and wife Marie ). Marie was born July 15, 1882. Mary died September 22, 1960. Both are buried in Immanuel Cemetery (Bohemian Cemetery), Portland, Sumner Co., TN. Before moving to Ohio, they owned the farm where the TGT Gas Plant (TGT Road) in Portland now sits. Their children were: W.3.a. Victor WOSTA b.20 Nov 1905 Portland, TN. -dd 7 Feb 1977 Toledo Ohio. Married Glennie (?) born 2 Sept 1914-dd Feb 1967W.3.b. Frank WOSTA b. 19 Dec 1906 Tn. dd. 29 Apr 1988 Franklin, KY. Buried Immanuel Cemetery. Married Katherine NESVARBA (daughter of Willie Nesvarba and Mary Mazanec) born 1925 Simpson County, Ky. Katherine married Jr. Helton after Frank Wosta's death. They had no children. W.3.c.Ignata WOSTA b. 5 Oct 1909 - dd. 16 Jun 1920 Portland, Buried Immanuel Cemetery. W.3 d. Augusta WOSTA "Gussie" married Charles -- ?? --W.3.e.Richard A. WOSTA b. 26 Mar 1911 Tn- dd.22 Nov 1974 Toledo, Ohio. Married Lois Walters born 2 Sept 1914 dd. 20 Mar 1991. W.3.f.Lilly WOSTA b. 12 May 1916 Tn-dd. 29 Apr 1993 Toledo Ohio. Married John Sharon. W.3.g Tillie WOSTA B. ? -- d ? married ___ Warsick. W.3.h. Tonie WOSTA b. ? -- d.? married Orville Yeager. W.3.i. Anna WOSTA ,twin to Mary, married ____Antelek , dd 12 Jan 1991 Toledo, Ohio. W.3.j. Mary WOSTA ,twin to Annie married ____Svacier dd. 18 July 1993.

  4. Mary Wosta born 1880 Bohemia married Vaclav WESLER 18 Jan 1896 Cook Co. ILL

Information Sources: Immanuel Church records 1911-2001, Immanuel Cemetery Records; Personal Accounts of Immanuel Baptist Church Members : Esther Burysek Butler, Lillian Vejr McGee, Marie (Mrs. John) Ferrett; Betty (Clyde) (Mrs. James) Holubicka; Milton & Bea Burysek.

U.S. Federal Census 1900- 1930; SSDI; LDS Mormon Records; US Immigration/Ships lists Tennessee and Kentucky Index; Tn. Newspaper files; Bohemian Records online; Ancestry.com online. Ohio death records 1958-2000 online.



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