Francisek (Frank) Sumara

• Father: Vencel Sumara  Mother: Anna Pastor
• Born June 4th, 1891, Died Feb.22, 1971 [obituary]
• Birthplace: Moravia, Czechoslovakia
• Emigrated to Canada with his mother, Anna, brother Albin and sisters Mary and Anna in 1904 [view manifest] Brother Vencel Jr. and sister Helena were born in Canada.
• Married Tillie Lazurs 8 November 1913 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
• Moved to Springhill, Nova Scotia, in 1914.
• Children:
  
  1. Albert (b. 15 July 1915, Florence, Cape Breton)
  2. Charlie (b. 9 April 1917, Joggins, Cape Breton)
  3. Albin (b. 4 May 1918, Joggins, Cape Breton)
  4. John (b. 3 April 1920, Hansford, N.S.)
  5. Edward (b. 8 April 1927, Springhill, N.S.)
  6. Roland (Ronnie) (b. 9 October 1933, Springhill, N.S.)
• Canadian citizenship received 8 March 1930 [view certificate]


• Frank's companion in the years after Tillie's death until his own passing was Vie Davis, who died in 2003, in Springhill, at the age of 103.