- Katerina Nemec was born 20 October 1862 and would have been 19 years old on the date of arrival 21 July 1882. It is known that she came to Chicago in 1882 as an unwed mother before the birth of her child, John J. Filipek, which was on 13 December 1882. There were very few Katherine Nemecs in the indexes and this was the only one found for the early 1880s. Thus it is very likely that this is our Katerina Nemec.
- The calling as a servant is intriguing. It was always said that she stayed with friends or relatives in Chicago. My cousin, Terry believes that "Katerina being pregnant, found a sponser in America and came to this country not so much as a servant but someone to help in the sponser's home. That is how my grandmother Rose got to America, she came over as "house help" and child care help for Katerina who was raising little Mary Barrett."
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- The above record was found in Leo Baca's Czech Immigration Passenger Lists, Volume VI: New York 1881-1886. The index identified the individuals, ages, where from, the ship and the date of arrival.
- The data displayed above was transcribed from a National Archives microfilm of the ship manifest. A scan is provided below.
- A search of fellow passengers on the ship manifest was done to see if any names were familiar, such as other Nemecs, Filipeks, Janas or Sokoliks. None were. She does not seem to be connected to the family before or after her on the manifest. It appears she came alone.
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