Looking for info on the last name of Janda
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mike@shamrockrealtors.com Posted: Thu, 07/21/2005 - 20:08
I am looking for family history for the following individuals:
Wenzel Vaclav Janda born 1820 in Klatovy, Okris, Zdaslav, Czech
Anna Matous born 1822 (wife of Wenzel Vaclav Janda)
Paul Matous born 1796
Anna Matous born 1800
Frank Janda born 1860 (son of Wenzel & Anna Janda)
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The Janda name appears in Bon Homme Co, SD, and Tabor SD. There are numerous references in the book ‘History of the Czechs in the State of South Dakota’ by Josef Dvorak. I purchased a copy from a Leonard Cimpl in Tabor in August 2007. It was translated to English in the 1980’s.