Albert Vincent Jahoda, 1889
19 years old

Albert's parents both were born in Bohemia. When a young boy, he moved with his parents to Nebraska where they lived several years. They then moved to Jackson, Minn., where Albert later had a 640 acre farm that he owned and operated. At age 23, he married Frances, and they lived in Jackson until 1920 when he sold the farm. After moving to Park Rapids, Minn., he bought a confectionary store and a garage which overhauled cars. He sold those and moved to Staples, Minn., where he owned a movie theater which showed silent movies at ten cents admission, a large house, and a farm in Nimrod. In his business endeavors, he had his sons help him run them so that they would have jobs. After his children grew up and left home, he divorced his wife, Frances. He liked drinking, going to dances and flirting with the women -- especially after getting divorced.

Frances Hranicka

Frances's parents both were born in Bohemia, and her father's name was John Hranicka. Born in Chicago, she received her education in schools in that city. Later, she moved to Jackson, Minn., where she married Albert. They lived in Jackson and Park Rapids before moving to Staples, Minn. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors Lodge for many years. Frances was ill about six months before her death, and had been in the hospital several times before dying of uremic poisoning.

The 1900 Jackson County, Minn., census lists two step children: Mary Bezdicek, b. Jan. 1891, Minn., and Frank Bezdicek, b. May 1892, Minn. The census lists their father as being born in Bohemia, and their mother born in Illinois. Perhaps the mother is Frances, and the two children were adopted by Albert shortly after he married Frances.