Louis B. VEJTRUBA

1885 - 1952  (66 years)

• Name	Louis B. VEJTRUBA  [1]
  Born	15 Oct 1885	Austria, Prague, Czechoslavakia
  Gender	Male
  Passenger Record	27 Sep 1893	Ellis Island, New York, USA   [2]
  	Aloisis, Vejtruba, Bohemian, 8 years old, Ship - Roland from Bremen, Germany/Ellis Island, New York, USA http://ellisisland.org/search/matchMore.asp?LNM=VEJTRUBA&PLNM=VEJTRUBA&first_kind=1&kind=exact&offset=0&dwpdone=1
  Immigration	27 Sep 1893	Ellis Island, New York, USA
  	Age 8 with mother on ship Roland from Germany. Ellis Island to Wiler (or Humboldt, Richardson County) Nebraska
  Census	1900	Roseland, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  	Veyterba, James 47, Mary 45, Mary 24, Louis 15, Joe 12 & Agnes 7. All b. in Bohemia.
  Census	1905	Roseland, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA   [4]
  	Vetriba, Lewis 20, born in 1885 in Bohemia, parents born in Bohemia.
  Census	1910	Whitefield, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA
  	Louis 23 born in Aust Bohemia, Farmer, Rosie 25, Louis 2 & Bessie 3 Mo.
  Census	1920	Kingman, Renville, Minnesota, USA
  	Vutruba Louis 36 yrs old. He and parents born in Bohemia. Farmer
  Census	14 Apr 1930	Roseland, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  	Vetroba, Louis, Owned Farm, 46, born in Czechoslavakia, parents too, spoke German before moving to America, Immigration 1890, Naturalized, Speaks English, Farmer; Rosa, 44, married at age 19, born in South Dakota, parents too; Raymond, Son, 14, born in Minnesota; Lilian, daughter, 12, Minnesota; Henry, son, 9, Minnesota; Irene, 6; Elmer, 4; Gladys, 3, born in Minnesota.
  Census	9 Apr 1940	Roseland, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  	Vejtruba, Louis age 54, born in Austria, lived in same place; Rose age 54, born in South Dakota; Henry age 19, born in Minnesota; Irene age 16, born in Minnesota.
  Reference Number	12
  Died	18 Jan 1952	Blomkest, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA   [7]
  	Age: 66
  Buried	19 Jan 1952	St Aloysius Cemetery, Olivia, Renville, Minnesota, USA
  Person ID	I12	Tree 1
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Vaclav Wenceslaus VEJTRUBA,   b. May 1853, Bohemia ,   d. 1912, Olivia, Renville, Minnesota, USA  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Marie CHUPEK,   b. Sep 1846, Bohemia ,   d. 06 May 1911, Olivia, Renville, Minnesota, USA  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	Abt 1872	Bohemia
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose TOUPAL,   b. 26 Nov 1884, , , South Dakota, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1961, Blomkest, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1907	, , Minnesota, USA
  Children	1. Louis B. VEJTRUBA,   b. 20 Jan 1908, , Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1979, Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA  (Age 71 years)  [Birth]   2. Elisabeth Bessie VEJTRUBA,   b. 03 Jan 1909, , Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 10 Nov 1951, , Hennepin, Minnesota, USA  (Age 42 years)  [Birth]   3. Joseph VEJTRUBA,   b. 30 Sep 1911, Olivia, Renville, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 27 Mar 1990, Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA  (Age 78 years)  [Birth] + 4. George VETRUBA,   b. 08 Aug 1913, Roseland, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1986, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA  (Age 72 years)  [Birth]   5. Raymond VEJTRUBA,   b. 27 Jul 1915, Roseland, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 07 Mar 1941  (Age 25 years)  [Birth]   6. Lillian Marie VEJTRUBA,   b. 12 Nov 1917, Olivia, Renville, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 2005, , , Minnesota, USA  (Age 87 years)   7. Henry VEJTRUBA,   b. 15 Aug 1920, Blomkest, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 1990, Oakdale, Washington, Minnesota, USA  (Age 69 years)  [Birth]   8. Irene Mary VEJTRUBA,   b. 22 Nov 1923, , Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA  [Birth]   9. Elmer Frank VEJTRUBA,   b. 23 Aug 1925, , Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 06 Jun 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 49 years)   10. Gladys VEJTRUBA,   b. 26 Oct 1926, , Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 20 Apr 1993, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA  (Age 66 years)  [Birth]   11. Betty Jane VEJTRUBA,   b. 8 Mar 1930, Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 2016, Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA  (Age 86 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Louis Vejtruba Sr.
  		Louis Vejtruba
  		Louis Vejtruba
  		Louis, Rose and Hank Vejtruba in about 1950
  		Obituary for Louis Vejtruba

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1920 US Census Vejtruba Louis Rose
  		1930 United States Federal Census Vetroba, Louis, Owned Farm, 46, born in Czechoslavakia, parents too, spoke German before moving to America, Immigration 1890, Naturalized, Speaks English, Farmer; Rosa, 44, married at age 19, born in South Dakota, parents too; Raymond, Son, 14, born in Minnesota; Lilian, daughter, 12, Minnesota; Henry, son, 9, Minnesota; Irene, 6; Elmer, 4; Gladys, 3, born in Minnesota.
  		1940 United States Federal Census Vejtruba, Louis, Rose, Henry, and Irene.

  
  

  Headstones

  Grave of Louis Vejtruba St. Aloysius Cemetery, Olivia, Renville, MN

  
  

• Notes

  Neighbors were Joe and Josephine Toupal, and their daughter, Rose. Rose married their son, Louis Vejtruba, on April 15, 1907. The Toupal's had lived there for 5 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] 1910 Census U.S. Census, Minnesota, Ramsey, 2 WD St Paul; Online Images, Roseland Township, dwelling 144, District 45, Sheet 9A. April 30, 1910. Kandiyohi County. James Vetruba 57, Marie 55, Jakob 21, Agnes 19. Married 38 years, Born in German Bohemia, 9 children born 6 living, General Farming [S126] Passenger List, Ellis Island, Page 12 Line 19, Passenger ID 102839010093, Frame 30 (Reliability: 3). Ellis Island, Vejtruba, Bohemian, Ship, Roland from Bremen, Germany with Marie 21, Katerina 10, Aloisis 8, Joseph 4, & Anexka 1. http://ellisisland.org [S15] 1900 Census U.S. Census; Online Images, Ancestry.com E.D. 74, Sheet 1A (Reliability: 3). [S219] 1905 State Census, Minnesota, Renville; FHL Microfilm, Film 928811, Image 00596 (Reliability: 3). Vetriba, Lewis 20, born in 1885 in Bohemia, parents born in Bohemia. [S255] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Roseland, Kandiyohi, Minnesota; Roll: 1104; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2340839, #28... Blomkest, Minnesota, Dwelling 60, Family 61. (Reliability: 3), 17 Jan 2020. Vetroba, Louis, Owned Farm, 46, born in Czechoslavakia, parents too, spoke German before moving to America, Immigration 1890, Naturalized, Speaks English, Farmer; Rosa, 44, married at age 19, born in South Dakota, parents too; Raymond, Son, 14, born in Minnesota; Lilian, daughter, 12, Minnesota; Henry, son, 9, Minnesota; Irene, 6; Elmer, 4; Gladys, 3, born in Minnesota. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4610058_00298/79254070?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/116866066/person/180161587011/facts/citation/662221570102/edit/record [S280] 1940 Census of United States, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, 9 April 1940; Census Place: Roseland, Kandiyohi, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1930; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 34-26. #37. (Reliability: 3), 17 Jan 2020. Vejtruba, Louis age 54, born in Austria, lived in same place; Rose age 54, born in South Dakota; Henry age 19, born in Minnesota; Irene age 16, born in Minnesota. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=97018524&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S63] Death Certificate, 1952-MN-006962 (Reliability: 2), 20 Jan 2015. Louis Vejtruba Kandiyohi County 18 Jan 1952 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&tid=51614512&tpid=13227959678&ssrc=pt_t51614512_p13227959678&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Louis+B.&gsln=Vejtruba&msbdy=1885&msbpn__ftp=Prague%2c+Czechoslavakia&msddy=1952&msdpn__ftp=Willmar%2c+Kandiyohi%2c+Minnesota%2c+USA&msgdy=1907&msgpn__ftp=%2c+%2c+Minnesota%2c+USA&msfng0=James+Vaclav+Wenceslaus&msfns0=Vejtruba&msmng0=Marie&msmns0=Chupek&cpxt=0&uidh=3g6&msbdd=15&msbdm=10&msddd=18&msddm=1&msgdd=15&msgdm=4&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cp=12&mssng0=Rose&mssns0=Toupal&mscng0=George&mscns0=Vetruba&mscng1=Gladys&mscns1=Vejtruba&mscng2=Lillian+Marie&mscns2=Vejtruba&mscng3=Elisabeth+Bessie&mscns3=Vejtruba&mscng4=Irene+Mary&mscns4=Vejtruba&mscng5=Joseph&mscns5=Vejtruba&mscng6=Henry&mscns6=Vejtruba&mscng7=Elmer+Frank&mscns7=Vejtruba&mscng8=Raymond&mscns8=Vejtruba&mscng9=Louis+B.&mscns9=Vejtruba&pcat=34&h=2731681&recoff=6+7&db=MNDeaths&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1