Joseph Carda was the 7th of 10 children of Josef & Maria (Rossa) Carda. He was born in the small village of Tesovice, Bohemia, (present day Czech Republic). There are many villages called Tesovice. Joseph's was 6 km north of Prachatice in southern Czech. He grew up in house #13 in Tesovice. In 2021 the population of Tesovice was only 140 people. Maps.google.com shows the images of this little village a small church and house #13.
On 29 Aug 1881 in the Catholic Church of Strakonice, where his bride's family lived, Joseph married Mary Ann Aubrecht. She was the 5th of 8 children of Vaclav (Wenzel) & Marie (Papez) Aubrecht.
On 8 Apr 1887 Joseph left Bremen, Germany on the Westernland. He arrived in Philadelphia on 21 Apr 1887. Joseph continued on to Detroit. Later that year Mary and their children Mary Ann and Karel joined him. While no other Carda's came from Strakonice to Michigan in 1854 a possible Mary Rossa and her husband Jacob Kuderle came to Detroit.
Mary (Rossa) Kuderly, was godmother for nearly all of the American born Carda children, [at least 5], at the Wenceslaus Church. (More research needs to be done to validate Joseph's Bohemian blood tie to this Rossa/Kuderle family.
Joseph & Mary had a total of 9 known children.
1. Joseph, 1881 Bohemia - 1882 Bohemia
2. Mary Ann, 1881 Bohemia - 1973 Florida,
m1 John Hanneman 1 son, m2 Walter Schwabrow
3. Carl, 1885 Bohemia - 1950 Detroit
m Edith Lecureux 2 ch
4. Frank, 1888 Detroit - 1889 Detroit
5. Barbara Ann, 1889 Detroit - 1974 Michigan
m John Malicke 3 ch
6. Jos. Henry, 1890 Detroit - 1972 Detroit
m Anna Fladzinski 3 ch
7. Geo. Peter, 1893 Detroit - 1968 Detroit
8. Elizabeth, 1895 Detroit - 1919 Detroit
m Al Ingham 3 ch
9. Olga, 1897 Detroit - 1990 Garden City, Michigan
m Edwin Krumn 1 son, 1928-2002
After arriving in Detroit the family bought a home on the lower west side and grew quickly over the next 10 years. They were close and happy.
This would not last. Joseph worked delivering bread by a horse driven wagon. One day when he was not feeling well on a day off he was asked to fill in for another absent worker. With the large family the extra money was always needed. Joseph went to work delivering bread. He was ill and tired and fell forward. The wagon rolled over him and crushed him. Joseph was taken to a nearby Doctor. Nothing could be done, within an hour Joseph died.
Note, Joseph's daughter Mary recalls her father talking about Henry Ford nearby test driving his mechanical contraptions and saying he (Ford) was going to kill himself. Tragically Joseph would be killed and in a horse driven wagon.
After his death Mary and the family moved nearby to a smaller house and the family kept together.
Joseph's son Frank and granddaughter Florence Ingham are also buried close to one another in this cemetery.
On 29 Aug 1881 in the Catholic Church of Strakonice, where his bride's family lived, Joseph married Mary Ann Aubrecht. She was the 5th of 8 children of Vaclav (Wenzel) & Marie (Papez) Aubrecht.
On 8 Apr 1887 Joseph left Bremen, Germany on the Westernland. He arrived in Philadelphia on 21 Apr 1887. Joseph continued on to Detroit. Later that year Mary and their children Mary Ann and Karel joined him. While no other Carda's came from Strakonice to Michigan in 1854 a possible Mary Rossa and her husband Jacob Kuderle came to Detroit.
Mary (Rossa) Kuderly, was godmother for nearly all of the American born Carda children, [at least 5], at the Wenceslaus Church. (More research needs to be done to validate Joseph's Bohemian blood tie to this Rossa/Kuderle family.
Joseph & Mary had a total of 9 known children.
1. Joseph, 1881 Bohemia - 1882 Bohemia
2. Mary Ann, 1881 Bohemia - 1973 Florida,
m1 John Hanneman 1 son, m2 Walter Schwabrow
3. Carl, 1885 Bohemia - 1950 Detroit
m Edith Lecureux 2 ch
4. Frank, 1888 Detroit - 1889 Detroit
5. Barbara Ann, 1889 Detroit - 1974 Michigan
m John Malicke 3 ch
6. Jos. Henry, 1890 Detroit - 1972 Detroit
m Anna Fladzinski 3 ch
7. Geo. Peter, 1893 Detroit - 1968 Detroit
8. Elizabeth, 1895 Detroit - 1919 Detroit
m Al Ingham 3 ch
9. Olga, 1897 Detroit - 1990 Garden City, Michigan
m Edwin Krumn 1 son, 1928-2002
After arriving in Detroit the family bought a home on the lower west side and grew quickly over the next 10 years. They were close and happy.
This would not last. Joseph worked delivering bread by a horse driven wagon. One day when he was not feeling well on a day off he was asked to fill in for another absent worker. With the large family the extra money was always needed. Joseph went to work delivering bread. He was ill and tired and fell forward. The wagon rolled over him and crushed him. Joseph was taken to a nearby Doctor. Nothing could be done, within an hour Joseph died.
Note, Joseph's daughter Mary recalls her father talking about Henry Ford nearby test driving his mechanical contraptions and saying he (Ford) was going to kill himself. Tragically Joseph would be killed and in a horse driven wagon.
After his death Mary and the family moved nearby to a smaller house and the family kept together.
Joseph's son Frank and granddaughter Florence Ingham are also buried close to one another in this cemetery.
Joseph Carda was the 7th of 10 children of Josef & Maria (Rossa) Carda. He was born in the small village of Tesovice, Bohemia, (present day Czech Republic). There are many villages called Tesovice. Joseph's was 6 km north of Prachatice in southern Czech. He grew up in house #13 in Tesovice. In 2021 the population of Tesovice was only 140 people. Maps.google.com shows the images of this little village a small church and house #13.
On 29 Aug 1881 in the Catholic Church of Strakonice, where his bride's family lived, Joseph married Mary Ann Aubrecht. She was the 5th of 8 children of Vaclav (Wenzel) & Marie (Papez) Aubrecht.
On 8 Apr 1887 Joseph left Bremen, Germany on the Westernland. He arrived in Philadelphia on 21 Apr 1887. Joseph continued on to Detroit. Later that year Mary and their children Mary Ann and Karel joined him. While no other Carda's came from Strakonice to Michigan in 1854 a possible Mary Rossa and her husband Jacob Kuderle came to Detroit.
Mary (Rossa) Kuderly, was godmother for nearly all of the American born Carda children, [at least 5], at the Wenceslaus Church. (More research needs to be done to validate Joseph's Bohemian blood tie to this Rossa/Kuderle family.
Joseph & Mary had a total of 9 known children.
1. Joseph, 1881 Bohemia - 1882 Bohemia
2. Mary Ann, 1881 Bohemia - 1973 Florida,
m1 John Hanneman 1 son, m2 Walter Schwabrow
3. Carl, 1885 Bohemia - 1950 Detroit
m Edith Lecureux 2 ch
4. Frank, 1888 Detroit - 1889 Detroit
5. Barbara Ann, 1889 Detroit - 1974 Michigan
m John Malicke 3 ch
6. Jos. Henry, 1890 Detroit - 1972 Detroit
m Anna Fladzinski 3 ch
7. Geo. Peter, 1893 Detroit - 1968 Detroit
8. Elizabeth, 1895 Detroit - 1919 Detroit
m Al Ingham 3 ch
9. Olga, 1897 Detroit - 1990 Garden City, Michigan
m Edwin Krumn 1 son, 1928-2002
After arriving in Detroit the family bought a home on the lower west side and grew quickly over the next 10 years. They were close and happy.
This would not last. Joseph worked delivering bread by a horse driven wagon. One day when he was not feeling well on a day off he was asked to fill in for another absent worker. With the large family the extra money was always needed. Joseph went to work delivering bread. He was ill and tired and fell forward. The wagon rolled over him and crushed him. Joseph was taken to a nearby Doctor. Nothing could be done, within an hour Joseph died.
Note, Joseph's daughter Mary recalls her father talking about Henry Ford nearby test driving his mechanical contraptions and saying he (Ford) was going to kill himself. Tragically Joseph would be killed and in a horse driven wagon.
After his death Mary and the family moved nearby to a smaller house and the family kept together.
Joseph's son Frank and granddaughter Florence Ingham are also buried close to one another in this cemetery.
On 29 Aug 1881 in the Catholic Church of Strakonice, where his bride's family lived, Joseph married Mary Ann Aubrecht. She was the 5th of 8 children of Vaclav (Wenzel) & Marie (Papez) Aubrecht.
On 8 Apr 1887 Joseph left Bremen, Germany on the Westernland. He arrived in Philadelphia on 21 Apr 1887. Joseph continued on to Detroit. Later that year Mary and their children Mary Ann and Karel joined him. While no other Carda's came from Strakonice to Michigan in 1854 a possible Mary Rossa and her husband Jacob Kuderle came to Detroit.
Mary (Rossa) Kuderly, was godmother for nearly all of the American born Carda children, [at least 5], at the Wenceslaus Church. (More research needs to be done to validate Joseph's Bohemian blood tie to this Rossa/Kuderle family.
Joseph & Mary had a total of 9 known children.
1. Joseph, 1881 Bohemia - 1882 Bohemia
2. Mary Ann, 1881 Bohemia - 1973 Florida,
m1 John Hanneman 1 son, m2 Walter Schwabrow
3. Carl, 1885 Bohemia - 1950 Detroit
m Edith Lecureux 2 ch
4. Frank, 1888 Detroit - 1889 Detroit
5. Barbara Ann, 1889 Detroit - 1974 Michigan
m John Malicke 3 ch
6. Jos. Henry, 1890 Detroit - 1972 Detroit
m Anna Fladzinski 3 ch
7. Geo. Peter, 1893 Detroit - 1968 Detroit
8. Elizabeth, 1895 Detroit - 1919 Detroit
m Al Ingham 3 ch
9. Olga, 1897 Detroit - 1990 Garden City, Michigan
m Edwin Krumn 1 son, 1928-2002
After arriving in Detroit the family bought a home on the lower west side and grew quickly over the next 10 years. They were close and happy.
This would not last. Joseph worked delivering bread by a horse driven wagon. One day when he was not feeling well on a day off he was asked to fill in for another absent worker. With the large family the extra money was always needed. Joseph went to work delivering bread. He was ill and tired and fell forward. The wagon rolled over him and crushed him. Joseph was taken to a nearby Doctor. Nothing could be done, within an hour Joseph died.
Note, Joseph's daughter Mary recalls her father talking about Henry Ford nearby test driving his mechanical contraptions and saying he (Ford) was going to kill himself. Tragically Joseph would be killed and in a horse driven wagon.
After his death Mary and the family moved nearby to a smaller house and the family kept together.
Joseph's son Frank and granddaughter Florence Ingham are also buried close to one another in this cemetery.
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