Žofie Kliš

Zofie Klis (Žofie Kliš) was born in Frenštát, Moravia (Moravian-Silesian Region) on 15 May 1972, died at 18, in Ammansville, Texas on 3 February 1891.

Sadly, nothing more I have managed to find out about Zofie. I did not know whose daughter she was and when the girl came to Texas. However, thanks to Joseph F., a Czech Texan History Facebook Group member, I learned who Zofie's parents were. In reply to my inquiry, Joseph posted a link to the Frenštát parish register page, where I could find the data related to Zofie's christening. Thank you, Joseph!

clipping from the Frenštát church parish book (linked above)

Father's name: Ignac Kliš, shoemaker in Frenštát, son of Ignac Kliš and his wife Johanna Chovanec.

Mother's name: Josefa Kalus, daughter of Josef Kalus and Johanna Janda of  Frenštát.

 Žofie's tombstone in Catholic Church Cemetery, Ammannsville, Fayette, TX

A few more persons of the same surname arrived from Moravia in Texas years after Zofie's passing.

20 April 1906
27-year-old Pavel, a miner, and 29-year-old Josef, a farm laborer came to Galveston on the ship SS Koln (from Bremen). 

6 January 1913

15-year-old Františka, a servant, arrived on board of "Breslau". Her destination was Hungerford, TX (1).

 

 

13 February 1909

13-year-old Anton came on "Hannover" to Galveston. He headed to Eagle Lake, TX (2).

 

 

Source:
Galveston Immigration Online Database 

1. "Texas, Passenger and Crew Lists Arriving at Various Ports, 1896-1951", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CYVN-NBN2 : 12 June 2020), Anton Klis, 1909.

2. "Texas, Passenger and Crew Lists Arriving at Various Ports, 1896-1951", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CYVN-NB2M : 12 June 2020), Frantiska Klis, 1913.

 

 

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