BARTHONEY NAIBERK

Barthoney "Bart" Naiberk, son of Frank Naiberk (aka Naiberg) and Anna Baur, was born May 29 1857 in Bohemia. In 1881, Bart and his sister Theresa immigrated to the United States from Bohemia (Czech Republic). They arrived at Castle Garden, Port of New York, on April 18 1881 aboard the German steam ship S.S. Mosel.¹ Their sea voyage began at the Port of Bremen, Germany. From the Port of Bremen, the S.S. Mosel steamed down the river Weser to the North Sea, passed through the English Channel to Southampton, where they boarded additional passengers before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Bart declared his intent to become a citizen of the United States March 6 1883 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa.² He died April 16 1932 at the home of his daughter, Barbara Eckel, in Ravenna, Nebraska after 74 years, 10 months and 18 days of life. Bart was laid to rest April 19 1932 in the Highland Cemetery, Ravenna, Nebraska. His obituary appeared in the Friday, April 22 1932 edition of the Ravenna News.³

Bart married Anna Vokoun November 20 1884 in Schneider Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska.⁴ They had eight children: James (b.1885), Bert C. (b.1887), John (b.1888), Frank (b.1890), Barbara (b.1892), Charles (b.1894), Joseph (b.1897) and Fred (b.1900).

Bart and his family were cattle ranchers in the sand hills area of Nebraska. They also raised horses and sold them to the Remount Depot at Fort Robinson, an Army Post located in the Northwest corner of Nebraska, near Crawford. As a remount depot, the post was an animal-processing center for the cavalry and artillery. Here horses were received, examined, cared for, and eventually issued to mounted units. Remount stallions from the post were assigned to civilian agents for breeding purposes.

Anna "Annie" Vokoun, daughter of James Vokoun and Rekina Krasna, was born March 5 1866 in Bohemia. She died June 17 1918 at the Lincoln Sanitarium, Lincoln, Nebraska after 52 years, 3 months and 12 days of life. Annie was laid to rest June 19 1918 in the Highland Cemetery, Ravenna, Nebraska. Her obituary appeared in the Friday, June 21 1918 edition of the Ravenna News.⁵

In 1900, Bart and Annie, with their seven children (James, Bart, John, Frank, Barbara, Charley, and Joseph), were farming in Schneider Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska.⁶

In 1910, Bart and Annie, with their seven children (James, John, Frank, Barbara, Charley, Joseph and Fred), were farming in Bristol Township, Sherman County, Nebraska.⁷

In 1920, Bart was rooming with the Herman and Anna Paling family in Ravenna, Nebraska.⁸

In 1930, Bart was living with his daughter Barbara Eckel in Ravenna, Nebraska.⁹

November 20 1884. The wedding of Bart Naiberk and Anna Vokoun.

Bart Naiberk.

The S.S. MOSEL10 was 3,125 gross tons, length 349ft x beam 40.3ft, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron hull, single screw, speed 12 knots, accommodation for 90-1st, 126-2nd and 680-3rd class passengers. Built by Caird & Co, Greenock, she was launched on 20th Aug.1872 for North German Lloyd, Bremen. Her maiden voyage started on 4th Jan.1873 when she left Bremen for Southampton and New York and on 11th Dec.1875 she was badly damaged in a bomb explosion in Bremen with the loss of 128 lives. She sailed on her last voyage from Bremen on 2nd Jul.1882 for Southampton and New York but was wrecked in fog near Lizard Point, Cornwall on the return passage with no loss of life.11