Wenceslaus William Lawrence RUZICKA

1880 - 1931  (50 years)

• Name	Wenceslaus William Lawrence RUZICKA  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	8 Dec 1880	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Lawrence RUZICKA, William RUZICKA, William Lawrence RUZICKA  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Census	22 Jun 1900	South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, USA   [10]
  Immigration	1904	Canada   [3, 11]
  	On the 1926 Prairie Census, William's year of immigration is listed as 1905.
  Census	17 Jul 1906	Strathcona, Alberta, Canada   [11]
  Naturalization	23 Mar 1908	Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada   [12]
  Census	Jun 1911	Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Census	Abt Jun 1916	Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada   [6]
  Census	1921	Alberta, Canada   [4]
  Census	1926	Alberta, Canada   [3]
  Death	12 Jun 1931	Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada   [1, 9]
  Burial	Abt 16 Jun 1931	St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery/Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I107	Rivera Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	John William RUZICKA,   b. 28 Aug 1854, Chvaloic, Bohemia d. 26 Nov 1939, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Josephine Sophia NOHEJL,   b. 19 Mar 1858, Kobylí Hlava, East Bohemia, Czech Republic d. 8 Mar 1923, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	22 Apr 1878	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA   [13, 14]
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frantiska Johanna BREZNY,   b. 21 Dec 1884, Zabreh, Mistek District, Moravia d. 21 May 1966, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1906	Chandler, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [15]
  Children	1. Marie RUZICKA,   b. 9 Dec 1906   d. 15 Dec 1906 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Laurence Edward William ROSE,   b. 9 Feb 1908, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada d. 30 Apr 1986, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Joseph Robert RUZICKA,   b. 17 Oct 1909, Alberta, Canada d. 28 Feb 1969 (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Anna Mary RUZICKA,   b. 20 Aug 1911, Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada d. 13 Sep 2009, British Columbia, Canada (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Ernest George ROSE,   b. 15 Jan 1916, Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada d. 11 Jul 2008, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Georgina Margaret RUZICKA,   b. 15 May 1923, Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada d. 20 Sep 2012, Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

• Notes

  After over thirty years of travelling and storage in numerous places, a painting of Saint John Nepomucene was returned to the Prague Alberta Church. My Grandfather painted this picture for the church around 1910 -1915. It was later taken down removed from its frame and made its way to British Columbia before being returned to where my Grandfather intended it. I am at present compiling a brief history of its travels. This information was provided by Donald ROSE in an email dated 13 Oct 2000.

  
  

• Sources

  [S654] Killam Cemetery (Killam, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers. WILLIAM L RUZICKA BORN DEC. 8, 1880 DIED JUNE 12, 1931 [S140] British Columbia Death Index: 1872 - 1995, (Name: British Columbia Archives;), Registration Number: 1966-09-007385 BCA#: B13277 GSU#: 2033853. Name: Frances Johanna Ruzicka Date: 1966 5 21 Place: North Vancouver Age: 81 Event: Death [S1414] 1926 Census of Canada, Alberta, Enumeration District No. 45, Enumeraction Sub-district No. 42, Prairie Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, As there is no image for this census, we will include the particulars of the HoH as all of the remaining family members will be very similar. Name: William Ruzicka Gender: Male Ethnicity: Bohemian Marital Status: Married Age: 45 Birth Date: abt 1881 Birth Place: USA Immigration Date: 1905 Naturalization Date: 1903 Citizenship: Canadian Residence Date: 1926 Residence Place: Alberta, Canada Relation to Head: Head Father Birth Place: Bohemia Mother Birth Place: Bohemia Language Spoken: Eng Can Speak English: Yes Can Speak French: No Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Family Number: 48 Enumeration District: 45 Sub-District: 42 [S741] 1921 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 12, Enumeration Sub-District No. 18, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, District No. 12 Victoria, Enumeration Sub-District No. 4 (Townships 43, 44 and 45 in range 12, west of fourth Meridian), Page 16A. Line 43 thru 48 [S493] 1911 Census of Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, Killam, Fifth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, District No. 6 Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 14 Killam, Page 16. [S494] 1916 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 43 Victoria, Sub District No. 10, Enumeration District No. 43 in Village of Killam, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Schedule; Online Images, Page 24. [S800] British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990. Name: Laurence Edward Rose Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1908 Death Age: 78 Death Date: 30 Apr 1986 Death Location: Nanaimo Registration Number: 1986-09-006754 BCA Number: B16580 GSU Number: 1358020 [S944] Canada, Certificates of Military Instruction, 1867-1932. Name: William Lawrence Ruzicka Military Date: 31 May 1922 Military Place: Sedgewick, Alberta Residence Year: 1922 Rank: Lieutenant [S834] Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1968. Name: William Lawrence Ruzicka Gender: Male Death Date: 12 Jun 1931 Death Place: Killam, Alberta, Canada Registration Number: 404-648 [S5] 1900 U.S. Census, Oklahoma Territory, Lincoln, South Creek, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District #219, Enumeration District #118, Sheet #9, Line 47. [S508] 1906 Census of Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, Sub-District No. 11, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Schedule; Online Images, Page 45. [S166] Certificate of Naturalization of Wenceslaus W. L. RUZICKA, (Date: 23 Mar 1908;). [S91] Marriage Certificate of John RUZICKA and Josephine NOHEJL. Issued 16 April 1878 [S962] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908. Name: John Ruzecka [John William Ruzicka] Gender: Male Marriage Age: 23 Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1855 Birth Place: Austria Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1878 Marriage Place: Bohemian Town Omaha, Nebraska, USA Marriage County Office: Douglas Father: John Ruzecka [sic] Mother: Anna Ruzecka [sic] Spouse: Jose Nohejl [S93] Marriage Certificate of William RUZICKA and Frances BREZNY. I duly join in marriage Mr. William Ruzicka of Prague, Oklahoma, and Miss Frances Brezny of Prague, Oklahoma, in the presence of Jas. Gordou of Chandler, Oklahoma, and Anna Dobry of Hintou, Oklahoma. Edward V. Reynolds, Catholic Priest.