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Personal data Paul Hornak 

  • He was born on November 9, 1873 in Vrbovce, Myjava, Slovensko.
  • He died Christmas Eve 1947 in McCook Co., SD, he was 73 years old.
  • This information was last updated on February 27, 2012.

Household of Paul Hornak

He is married to Hempeldina Gesina Ackermann.

They got married on February 22, 1911 at Zion Ev. Luth. Chr., Bridgewater, McCook Co., SD, he was 37 years old.

Paul Hornak oo Lena Ackerman

Marriage source: Source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 112 #48, 12 Feb 2004, pg 9 col 1

'Anna Meyer, 90 ... Anna (Hornak) Meyer, daughter of Paul and Lena (Ackerman) Hornak, was born December 22, 1913 in rural Bridgewater, South Dakota. ...'

Valauch, Regina, e-mail regarding Paul & Hempeline Hornak, (Pub. location unknown, RV, xxvii Feb MMXII)

"... Paul Hornak was born 9 Nov 1873 in Vrbovce, Myjava, Slovakia. His parents are Martin Hornak and Suzanna Kozik. They were farmers. His religion is Evangelical Lutheran. He came to the USA from 1893-1903. He shows up on the 1905 SDState Census in Scotland, Bon Homme County, South Dakota. It said he had been in the US and SD for 7 years. He lived as a farmer most of his adult life in Jefferson township, McCook County, SD. His family attended the Zion EvangelicalLutheran Church in Bridgewater, also in McCook County. Much of that family's vital records appears in: 75th ANNIVERSARY, ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND LADIES AID, 1893-1968, Bridgewater, SD, 1968, 35 p. (Available at LDSlibraries in print or microfilm.) He married Hempeline Ackermann on 22 Feb 1911 in Bridgewater at that church. ... ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Anna Hornak  1913-2004 


Notes about Paul Hornak

Paul Hornak

Source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 112 #48, 12 Feb 2004, pg 9 col 1

'Anna Meyer, 90 ... Anna (Hornak) Meyer, daughter of Paul and Lena (Ackerman) Hornak, was born December 22, 1913 in rural Bridgewater, South Dakota. ...'

Valauch, Regina, e-mail regarding Paul & Hempeline Hornak, (Pub. location unknown, RV, xxvii Feb MMXII)

"... Paul Hornak was born 9 Nov 1873 in Vrbovce, Myjava, Slovakia. His parents are Martin Hornak and Suzanna Kozik. They were farmers. His religion is Evangelical Lutheran. He came to the USA from 1893-1903. He shows up on the 1905 SDState Census in Scotland, Bon Homme County, South Dakota. It said he had been in the US and SD for 7 years. He lived as a farmer most of his adult life in Jefferson township, McCook County, SD. His family attended the Zion EvangelicalLutheran Church in Bridgewater, also in McCook County. Much of that family's vital records appears in: 75th ANNIVERSARY, ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND LADIES AID, 1893-1968, Bridgewater, SD, 1968, 35 p. (Available at LDSlibraries in print or microfilm.) He married Hempeline Ackermann on 22 Feb 1911 in Bridgewater at that church. Their 13 children are: Anna, b. 22 Dec 1913, Sanna, b. 5 Mar 1915, Elizabeth, b. 11 Apr 1916, Samuel, b. 29 May 1917,Frieda, b. 15 Nov 1918, Thomas, b. 3 Dec 1919, John, b. 22 Sept 1921, George, b. 5 Oct 1922, Maria, b. 5 Mar 1924, Paul Martin, b. 19 Feb 1927, Pauline, b. 4 Apr 1929, Rosella, b. 2 Apr 1930, and James Dean, b. 23 Nov 1933. He died on 24December 1947 in McCook County, SD. The church handled his funeral in 1947. ..." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Paul Hornak

Paul Hornak
1873-1947

1911

Hempeldina Gesina Ackermann
1890-1957

Anna Hornak
1913-2004

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Birthday November 9, 1873

  • The temperature on November 9, 1873 was about 4.9 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 11 » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
    • February 18 » Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
    • March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
    • September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
    • September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
    • October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.

Day of marriage February 22, 1911

  • The temperature on February 22, 1911 was between 5.6 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 14 » Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
    • January 30 » The destroyer USSTerry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.
    • May 15 » In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.
    • May 21 » President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.
    • November 3 » Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
    • December 29 » Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.


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