Adolf Holoubeck immigrated from the Czech Republic in 1907, and traveled to the middle of the continent to claim a homestead in central Nebraska. He married May Belle More (3821) in 1914. They had 5 children, the fourth was Dorothy.
Dorothy and her siblings worked hard on the farm. She attended school through the 8th grade. She loved the farming life. When she and Bernard decided to marry it was during the depression (1939), and the drought of the dustbowl was making farming very difficult. Jobs were scarce. Prospects for a young couple to make their new life were limited. But Bernard had family in eastern Montana. They were ranchers and cowboys and there were jobs there. So the day after they got married, Bernard and Dorothy loaded up their Model T and headed north. They built a small cabin with a lean-to. They had a milk cow and some chickens. Dorothy remembered feeling like a queen – her own home and livestock. Bernard drove wagon trains that would travel east to the nearest train stop to procure supplies for their community. The journey was days long, but they were making their way.
A few years later, Bernard’s father in Nebraska was able to find a farm for Bernard and Dorothy to purchase so they moved back home to the Kearney area and started their family. They ran a successful farm, and enjoyed a comfortable retirement.
Dorothy lived to be 100 years old, passing in 2021. She marveled at the changes that she had witnessed in her lifetime, and enjoyed sharing her memories with others.
Disclaimer – this needs to be fully researched by Linda. Many necessary details are missing and there may be mistakes here.