Vopalensky, Vopal, Piemeisel
and related families
 Dedication
This website is dedicated to Miloslav Cizek,
Michal Vopalensky
and Jaroslava Paulusova.
Thank you Miloslav Cizek for the treasure, the Dusejov book. Thank you Michal Vopalensky for contacting Katy J. Vopal and Susan Chapman, after seeing Katy J. Vopal's website. Thank you to Jaroslava Paulosova for writing the Dusejov book, and thank you for your generosity, friendship, and making many people's dreams come true. You have all helped us to understand our ancestral roots, culture and heritage; and meet our Czech relatives. Thank you for bridging the gap between our hearts and our ancestors homeland.
Jan Vopalensky Family
Welcome to the www.Vopalensky.biz website. My name is Susan Chapman, and this website contains my mothers genealogy. There are links on the right to my fathers and husband's genealogies. I have been working on the family history for many years, collecting family history memorabilia since my childhood. This website is my way of sharing my research with family and friends. My mother Lorraine Vopalensky Bigalke was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, and married Chester Bigalke. Her parents are Joseph Vopalensky and Mary Piemeisel Vopalensky. My great-grandfather, Jan Vopalensky and grandfather, Joseph Vopalensky were born in Dusejov, Czech Republic and immigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in 1891. My great-grandfather, Joseph Piemeisel was born in Puclice #24 (Putzlitz), Czech Republic; married Anna Steinbach Piemeisel of Maly Malahov #4 (Klein Mallowa), Czech Republic; and immigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in 1882. In 1998, I visited Dusejov, Puclice and Maly Malahov. In Dusejov, Miloslav Cizek gave me a Czech book about the history of Dusejov, written by Jaroslava Paulusova. Because of this book, other researchers visited the Czech Republic. In 2007 the author of this book, visited many of the cities in the USA where the emigrants from Dusejov and surrounding villages, had settled. Hopefully, she will write a Czech book that families in the Czech Republic will know where their relatives settled in the USA. This site includes the genealogies of many families that immigrated from Dusejov and surrounding villages, to the USA. Often these families arrived together on the same ship, or were neighbors, or their children married each other. Someday, I hope to find out how all the Vopalensky and Piemeisel families in the United States of America (Ameriky) are related.
BOOKS
 "Dusejov Rody A Popisna Cisla"
by Jaroslava Paulusova; a Czech book about the family history of each house in Dusejov, written in 1995.
"The Czech Community Of Milwaukee 1848-1998, Dejiny Cechu V Milwaukee"
by Anton Daniel Acker; a book about the history of Czech in Milwaukee, written by a Dusejov immigrant descendant.
"The Dubas of Opatov, Bohemia; Grant Co., Wisconsin; Brule Co., South Dakota"
by Arlo D and Doreen E Duba; a book about the Duba family, written by an Opatov immigrant descendant.
"The Forman Family; Descendants of Jan Evangelista Forman and Terezie Dubova"
by Doreen E Duba; a book about the Forman family, who came from Opatov, Bohemia; to Trego County, Kansas; Grant County, Wisconsin; Brule County, South Dakota; Dixon County, Nebraska
REASEARCHERS
Other researchers that have done extensive research regarding families from the villages near Dusejov: Nancy Russell Anderson, Jinny Hopp, Arlo and Doreen Duba, Richard Maresh, Margery Mitchell, Mae Sazama, Jerry Braza, Trent Fischer, etc. And researchers regarding the Piemeisel family include: John Pavlekovich, David Pagel, Charles Dusbabeck etc. Links to some of their sites are included on the right column of the page.
Katy J. Vopal, is also a descendant of Jan Vopalensky of Milwaukee. Katy J. has had a website since 1998 about her family at http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/7112/, unfortunately in 2009 geocities removed the website. In 1998 I had provided her with the family tree and many family photographs, and with her storytelling creativity and additional photographs, she created a website about the family. She has recently completed a doctorate in Creative Writing. She is the storyteller in the family and has written many stories about the family. To contact Katy J. Vopal please
send an email.
LINKS TO VILLAGES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
DUSEJOV
Website
DUSEJOV
Dusejov House Map,
village map with house locations
DUSEJOV
Dusejov Satellite Map,
satellite map including other villages close by
DUSEJOV
Dusejov Map,
map including other villages close by
NOVY RYCHNOV
Website
NOVY RYCHNOV
Website
OPATOV
Website
SIMANOV Video
DUSEJOV OVER THE YEARS...
1918 before
Dusejov, Bohemia, Austria Hungary Empire
1918 Oct 28
Dusejov, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
1993 Jan 01
Dusejov, Bohemia, Czech Republic
CZECH CULTURE IN THE USA
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Sokol Milwaukee Gymnastics And Czech Culture
Philips, Wisconsin, USA
Czech Slovak Community Festival
Wilbur, Nebraska, USA
Wilbur Czech Festival
  Vopalensky Popularity most popular last name in the US.
Vopal Popularity most popular last name in the US.
Piemeisel Popularity most popular last name in the US.
Piemeisl Popularity most popular last name in the US.
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DUSEJOV, CZECH REPULIC TO USA - 14 FAMILIES
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RYCHECKY, Jan and Marie (Burian)
1862 June 26,
family arrived from Dusejov #31, Czech Republic to
Grant county, Wisconsin and later Kansas. Jan is a brother of the immigrant Terezie Rychecky Vasicek.
"Paulusova" page 69.
(Common ancestor - Matej Rychecky of Opatov and Dusejov.)
SVEJDA, Jan and Terezie (Vacha)
1862 June 26,
family arrived from Dusejov #23, Czech Republic to
Grant county, Wisconsin. Jan is a brother of the immigrant Katerina Svejda Vasicek.
"Paulusova" page 31, 32, 59.
(Common ancestor - Jan Svejda of Dusejov.)
VASICEK, Wenzel and Katerina (Svejda)
1862 June 26,
family arrived from Dusejov #23, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. Katerina is a sister of the immigrant Jan Svejda.
"Paulusova" page 44, 59.
(Common ancestor - Vasicek of Simanov.)
(Common ancestor - Jan Svejda of Dusejov.)
RIHA, Vaclac and Terezie (Bernesch)
1867 August 8,
family arrived from Dusejov #25, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin.
"Paulusova" page 62.
VASICEK, Vaclac and Terezie (Rychecky)
1867 August 8,
family arrived from Dusejov #24, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county and Grant county, Wisconsin and later to Kansas and Oklahoma. Terezie is a sister of the immigrant Jan Rychecky.
"Paulusova" page.
(Jinny Hopp ancestors.)
(Common ancestor - Simon Vasicek to Opatov #14 in 1656.)
(Common ancestor - Matej Rychecky of Opatov and Dusejov.)
SVEJDA, Josef and Antonie (Jilek)
1882 September 7,
family arrived from Dusejov #23, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. Joseph is a nephew of the immigrants Jan Svejda and Katerina Svejda Vasicek. Joseph is a sister of the immigrant Anna Svejda Vilda.
"Paulusova" page 59.
(Common ancestor - Jan Svejda of Dusejov.)
GLASER, Mathias and Theresia (Vasicek)
1884 May 17,
family arrived from Dusejov #17, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. Theresia is a relative of the immigrant Wenzel Vasicek.
"Paulusova" page 48.
(Mae Sazama relatives.)
(Common ancestor - Vasicek of Simanov.)
VACHA, Jan
1890 June 16,
arrived from Dusejov, Czech Republic to
."Paulusova" page .
VOPALENSKY, Jan and Josefa (Duba)
1891 June 10,
family arrived from Dusejov #6, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin.
1895 June 1,
family second crossing arrived from Dusejov #6, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin.
"Paulusova" page 28, 63.
(Susan Chapman ancestors.)
(Common ancestor - Josef Vopalensky 1764-1846 of Dusejov.)
HODAC, Frank and Marie (Necada)
1892 May 2,
family arrived from Dusejov #41, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin.
"Paulusova" page 10, 87.
RIHA, Josef
1892 May 2,
family arrived from Dusejov #41, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin.
"Paulusova" page 10, 87.
RIHA, Frantiska (Cizek)
1892 August 27,
arrived from Dusejov #1, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin.
"Paulusova" page 16, 45.
VILDA, Jan and Anna (Svejda))
1892 May 2,
family arrived from Dusejov, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. Anna is a niece of the immigrants Jan Svejda and Katerina Svejda Vasicek. Anna is a sister of the immigrant Josef Svejda.
"Paulusova" page.
(Common ancestor - Jan Svejda of Dusejov.)
DOLEJSI, Josef and Anna (Zeman)
1895 about,
family arrived from Dusejov #25, Czech Republic to Relatives to Canada (Kanady).
"Paulusova" page 8, 62, 73.
VACHA, Josef
1907 October 14,
arrived from Dusejov #37, Czech Republic to
. Looking for Vincent Vacha arrival.
"Paulusova" page 82.
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VASICEK, WASICEK, WASHECHECK, WASHECHEK, WASHICHECK FAMILIES TO USA
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VASICEK (Washichek), Jacob and Nellie (Skopec)
1858,
family arrived from Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Kewaunee County, and Door County, Wisconsin.
VASICEK (Wasicek, Washechek), Wenzel and Katerina (Svejda)
1862 June 26,
family arrived from Dusejov #23, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. Katerina is a sister of the immigrant Jan Svejda.
"Paulusova" page 44, 59.
(Common ancestor - Vasicek of Simanov.)
(Common ancestor - Jan Svejda of Dusejov.)
VASICEK (Washecheck), Vaclac and Terezie (Rychecky)
1867 August 8,
family arrived from Dusejov #24, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county and Grant county, Wisconsin and later Kansas and Oklahoma. Terezie is a sister of the immigrant Jan Rychecky.
"Paulusova" page.
(Jinny Hopp ancestors.)
(Common ancestor - Matej Rychecky of Opatov and Dusejov.)
(Common ancestor - Simon Vasicek to Opatov #14 in 1656.)
VASICEK (Wasichek), Wenzel and Marie (Vytiska)
1867 Nov 9,
family arrived from Opatov #52, Czech Republic to
Grant county, Wisconsin.
(Nancy Russell Anderson relatives.)
(Common ancestor - Simon Vasicek to Opatov #14 in 1656.)
VASICEK (Washechek), Jacob and Mary (Duba)
1867 Nov 9,
family arrived from Opatov #14, Czech Republic to
Grant county, Wisconsin and later to South Dakota.
(Nancy Russell Anderson ancestors.)
(Common ancestor - Simon Vasicek to Opatov #14 in 1656.)
VASICEK (Washichek), John and Therese (Rychecky)
about 1869,
family arrived from Czech Republic to
Grant county, Wisconsin and later to Kansas and Oklahoma.
GLAZER, Mathias and Theresia (VASICEK)
1884 May 17,
family arrived from Dusejov #17, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin.
"Paulusova" page 48.
(Mae Sazama relatives.)
(Common ancestor - Vasicek of Simanov.)
VASICEK, John and Mary (Kudla)
before 1900,
family arrived from Jankov #10, and Zbilidy #32, Czech Republic to
Canadian county, Oklahoma.
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Susan Chapman. I look forward to hearing from you. Any and all contributions to this website are welcome and will be greatly appreciated. This is the story about our families, our legacy. Thank you to all the relatives that have contributed photographs, documents, and stories.
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| DISCLAIMER |
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Please note that not all data in the family file has been verified and some requires additional research. My researcher family genealogy files are updated as additional data becomes available.
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| PHOTOS |
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Thank you to the many relatives for sharing your photographs and stories. In the early 1990's, Caroline Fischer Goetz, Clara Vopalensky Ueberfluss, Margaret Vopalensky, Chester Vopal and my mom, Lorraine Vopalensky Bigalke; allowed me to make color photocopies of many of their old family photographs. I had also met with James Vopal, Elmer Vopal, Hildegarde Vopal, Sally Vopal and Katy J. Vopal; to discuss and share family history. I had phone conversations with George Vopal and Gladys Vopal; to discuss and share family history. To my cousins, I am still learning about how to scan photos correctly. The photos displayed on this website are sized and formatted for web viewing. I had scanned many photographs as jpg files, and am now rescanning photographs as tiff files for archival storage. If you would like any photographs, please email me and I can send you a good quality jpg or tiff file. I would appreciate any photographs that you would like to contribute for the website and the family archive of photographs.
Thank you to Paul Vopal for taking digital photos at the Milwaukee cemeteries of the Vopalensky / Vopal family tombstones.
The Jan Vopalensky family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; is featured in the photo on the left side of this page. Jan Vopalensky, father, with sons: Joseph Vopalensky, Frank Vopal, James Vopal and John Vopal.
My grandmother, Mary Piemeisel Fischer Vopalensky, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; is featured in the photo in the upper right hand corner of this page.
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| UPDATES |
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Family tree updated on October 15, 2008.
Home page revised on March 5, 2010.
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VOPALENSKY, VOPAL FAMILIES TO USA
By date of arrival in USA |
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VOPALENSKY, Franz and Anna
1862 June 26,
family arrived from Novy Rychnov #98, Czech Republic to
Grant county, Wisconsin and later to Saunders county, Nebraska. Franz is a first cousin of the immigrant Jan Vopalensky.
(Richard Maresh ancestors.)
(Margery Mitchell ancestors.)
(Common ancestor - Josef Vopalensky 1764-1846 of Dusejov.)
SCHOENBERGER, Frank and Maria (Vopalensky)
1867 about,
family arrived from Czech Republic to
Grant county, Wisconsin and later to South Dakota. Maria is daughter of immigrants Franz and Anna Vopalensky.
(Richard Maresh ancestors.)
(Margery Mitchell relatives.)
(Common ancestor - Josef Vopalensky 1764-1846 of Dusejov.)
DOSTAL, Anton and Maria (Vopalensky)
1882 June 14,
family arrived from Czech Republic to
Wisconsin.
(Shelley Dostal ancestors.)
(Trent Fischer relatives.)
(Nathan Kodesh relatives.)
VOPALENSKY, Anton
1884 June 14,
arrived from Czech Republic to .
VOPALENSKY, Jan and Josefa (Duba)
1891 June 10,
family arrived from Dusejov #6, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin.
1895 June 1,
family second crossing arrived from Dusejov #6, Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin; some descendants shortened their names to Vopal. Jan is a first cousin of the immigrant Franz Vopalensky.
(Susan Chapman ancestors.)
(Common ancestor - Josef Vopalensky 1764-1846 of Dusejov.)
VOPALENSKY, Anton
1892 September 29,
arrived from Novy Rychnov #98, Czech Republic to
South Dakota. Grandson of immigrants Franz and Anna Vopalensky; and brother of immigrant Bessie Vopalensky.
(Richard Maresh relative.)
(Margery Mitchell ancestor.)
(Common ancestor - Josef Vopalensky 1764-1846 of Dusejov.)
VOPALENSKY, Bessie
1896 about,
arrived from Novy Rychnov #98, Czech Republic to
Nebraska. Granddaughter of immigrants Franz and Anna Vopalensky, and brother of immigrant Anton Vopalensky,
(Richard Maresh relative.)
(Margery Mitchell relative.)
(Common ancestor - Josef Vopalensky 1764-1846 of Dusejov.)
VOPALENSKY, Anton and Marie
1893 April 19,
family arrived from Novy Rychnov #44, Czech Republic to
Crawford county, Wisconsin. Marie's mother is a Vasicek.
(Common ancestor - Josef Vopalensky 1764-1846 of Dusejov.)
VOPALENSKY, Marie (Kourimsky)
1901 June 27,
arrived from Novy Rychnov #98, Czech Republic to
Nebraska. Marie is the wife of John Vopalensky, who is the son of immigrants Franz and Anna Vopalensky. Marie is the mother of immigrants Anton Vopalensky and Bessie Vopalensky.
(Richard Maresh relative.)
(Margery Mitchell ancestor.)
(Common relative - Josef Vopalensky 1764-1846 of Dusejov.)
VOPALENSKY, Josef and Anna
1910 June 28 and July 3,
family arrived from Dol Mesto, Czech Republic to
Wisconsin and later Oregon.
(Shelley Dostal relatives.)
(Trent Fischer ancestors.)
(Nathan Kodesh relatives.)
VOPALENSKY, Ludovik
1921 April 20,
arrived from Desios, Czech Republic to
VOPALENSKY, Ludwig
1926 May 21,
arrived from Dacice, Czech Republic to
.
VOPALECKY,
,
arrived from Czech Republic to
Cleveland, Ohio, some descendants shortened their names to Vopal.
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PIEMEISEL, PIEMEISL FAMILIES TO USA
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Vogel, Simon and Barbara (Piemeisel)
1850's,
arrived from Czech Republic to
Brown County, Minnesota.
(Howard J Vogel ancestors.)
Lang, Wenzel (Anton) and Barbara (Piemeisel)
25 May 1968,
arrived from Czech Republic to
Brown County, Minnesota.
(Charles Dusbabeck relatives.)
PIEMEISL, John
24 June 1868,
arrived from Czech Republic to
Minnesota.
(Charles Dusbabeck ancestors.)
PIEMEISEL, Andrew
31 July 1868,
arrived from Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. Andrew is a brother of immigrants Joseph Piemeisel and Wenzel Piemeisel.
(Susan Chapman relative.)
(Common ancestor - Andrew Piemeisel of Puclice #24.)
PIEMEISEL, Wenzel
June 1881,
arrived from Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. Wenzel is a brother of immigrants Andrew Piemeisel and Joseph Piemeisel. (no living descendants)
(Susan Chapman relative.)
(Common ancestor - Andrew Piemeisel of Puclice #24.)
PIEMEISEL, Joseph and Anna (Steinbach)
22 May 1882,
arrived from Maly Malahov #4 (Klein Mallowa), and Putzlitz #24 (Putzlitz) Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. Joseph is a brother of immigrants Andrew Piemeisel and Wenzel Piemeisel.
(Susan Chapman ancestors.)
(Common ancestor - Andrew Piemeisel of Puclice #24.)
(Common ancestor - Wenzel Steinbach of Maly Malahov #4.)
STEINBACH, Katherine
15 May 1885,
arrived from Maly Malahov #4 (Klein Mallowa), Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. Katherine is a sister of immigrant Anna Piemeisel. (no living descendants)
(Susan Chapman relative.)
(Common ancestor - Wenzel Steinbach of Maly Malahov #4.)
PIEMEISEL, George
21 July 1893,
arrived from Czech Republic to
Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. George, I believe is a nephew of immigrants Andrew Piemeisel, Joseph Piemeisel and Wenzel Piemeisel.
(John R Pavlekovich ancestors.)
(Common ancestor - Andrew Piemeisel of Puclice #24.)
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| STEINBACH, RAUTSCHKA FAMILY TO GERMANY |
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RAUTSCHKA, Gerhard
Anna Steinbach married Joseph Piemeisel and immigrated to Wisconsin in 1882. Anna's sister Katherine Steinbach also immigrated to Wisconsin. Their sister Maria Steinbach married Johann Rautschka and their descendants currently live in Germany.
Information at freenet-homepage.de/rautschka
(Common ancestor - Wenzel Steinbach of Maly Malahov #4.)
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| LINKS AND CONTACTS TO OTHER RESEARCHERS |
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ANDERSON, Nancy Russell
Vasicek / Washecheck family of Wisconsin to South Dakota
DAVIS, John
Simon Vogel and Barbara Piemeisel family of Minnesota
DOHNAL, Cheri
Jan Kokes family of Nebraska
DOSTAL, Shelley
Marie Vopalensky Dostal family Wisconsin
FISCHER, Eileen Phylis
Josef Svejda family of Wisconsin
FISCHER, Trent
Joseph Vopalensky family of Oregon
HOPP, Jinny
Vasicek / Washecheck family of Wisconsin to Kansas to Oklahoma
KLIMESH, Cyril M
Frank Vopalensky family Wisconsin to Nebraska and South Dakota
KODESH, Nathan
Marie Vopalensky Dostal family Wisconsin
MARESH, Richard
Frank Vopalensky family Wisconsin to Nebraska and South Dakota
MITCHELL, Margery
Anton Vopalensky family South Dakota to California
PAGEL, David
Joseph Piemeisel and Scherkenbach family of Wisconsin
PAVLEKOVICH, John
George Piemeisel family of Wisconsin
SAZAMA, MAE
James Sazama and Anna Glaser (mother - Vasicek) family of Wisconsin
VOGEL, Howard J
Simon Vogel and Barbara Piemeisel family of Minnesota
VOPAL, Katy J
Jan Vopalensky, Vopal and Riha family of Wisconsin
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