02/02/09

Miloslav lived with his uncle on the farm in Nebraska. The 1910 US Census records show M.S. Corkal working as a hired man in Butler County, Nebraska. He is 20 years old and of Moravian descent. This is adjacent to Colfax County.

Josef Corkal arrived on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria through Ellis Island on March 8, 1909. He was 16 years old, a farm labourer and on his way to Rogers Nebraska to visit his brother Miroslav. His fare had been paid for by his brother. He was from Tasovice, Moravia and his father was Phillip Corkal. The next passenger on the list after Josef Corkal was Vincenia Bockova. She was 19 years old, from Tasovice, Moravia and on her way to Rogers Nebraska. Oral family history has it that Miroslav and his wife had been high school sweethearts in Tasovice. He sent for her when he had saved enough money.

It is assumed Miroslav married Vincencia Bockova, the passenger traveling with Josef Corkal. The marriage records from Colfax County, Nebraska show M.S. Corkal marrying Vinci Bosek. The date is not recorded on this source. (Will someone please pick up an original copy of this marriage certificate). The actual spelling in the Ellis Island files is Bočková. This would make the "č" soft. The "ova" would probably be removed as it denoted a female. This would make the pronunciation something like Bosek or Bocek. It is not that great a stretch that Vincencia  Bočková and Vinci Bosek are one and the same person. The marriage certificate would probably go a long way in clearing up some of this confusion.

Josef Corkal is probably listed in the 1910 US Census in Maple Creek Township, Colfax County, Nebraska as Jos. Svrkal.

I am unable to find any record of Vincenia Bockova in the 1910 US Census.