of Linn County, Iowa · from Bohemia · documented from the public record
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John Becicka b. 1828
John Becicka⚭ Anna Elias
childrenJoseph Becicka · Samuel Becicka
Source: History of Linn County, Iowa, vol 2
Their story
What the record says
Born 1828, merchant in Bohemia.
Married Anna Elias.
Crossed Atlantic in 1885, settled near Ely, Linn county, Iowa.
Farmer in College township, later retired in Cedar Rapids.
Son Samuel a fresco painter/decorator.
Daughters Mrs. Dostal, Mrs. Joseph Bulicek, and Mrs. Godfrey Kim of Cedar Rapids.
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