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Aloisia Julie (Louise) Hrncir
Louise Julie Hrncir 1905-1998
Louise Schwartz Hrnčiř was born on May 1, 1905, in Moravia, Texas, the 11th child of Joseph and Sophie (Loika) Schwartz. All children of Joseph and Sophie had a specific chore to do. After breakfast dishes were done, Louise began making bread in a big wooden bowl, using a special wooden spoon to turn the dough. She had to make four huge loaves, one slice of bread being about 7 inches by 9 inches after it was baked. When she was 15 years old (in 1920), it was her responsibility to prepare and serve meals for as many as 25 to 30 people at a time – particularly during molasses pressing time. If the family was having chicken, about once a week, Louise would kill five or six fryers, clean them, flour the pieces and place them in a big oven pan to bake. She would sew clothes for the rest of the family on the treadle sewing machine.
In 1929, before George and Louise were married, they drove to San Angelo to see West Texas and pick cotton for Ed and Martha Kocich. The Kocichs were living in the bungalow house (the same one Otto and Martha first lived) near Fairview. Louise and George picked cotton and checked over the land but were not totally convinced that this was a good place to live.
On November 18, 1930, George and Louise decided to marry. They lived in one of Frank Hrnčiř's places, about 1 mile from Joseph and Sophie. In 1934, Betty Lou was born.
Otto Schwartz home
After several years of poor crops and a minimal amount of cash, George and Louise moved to San Angelo, Texas, in October 1935 arriving Hilda and Bill Mikulik's house on October 16, 1935. In January 1936, Otto Schwartz offered to let them rent his house and land (at his home place). They had harvested their maize crop and were shocking cane on Otto's place when a strong southeast wind began. They hurried to finish the cane patch, and as they finished it began to rain. It rained all night, and all the next day – a total of 17 inches. The next two days, September 18 and 19, it rained 15 more inches, making 32 inches. In October 1937, Isabelle (Cookie) was born in Otto Schwartz’s house. Then in 1938 Louise and the family rented Lummus' land on Schwartz Road. In March 1938, they had enough money saved to buy 201 acres nearby from Louis Williams for $45 an acre.
Hrncir homeplace near Fairview
George and Louise had $1,500 to put down on the land and $500 to build a house. That house became their homeplace. It was a Sears Kit home.
George and Louise loved Sunday night dances at St. Anthony Hall where they waltzed across the floor. A game of dominoes with friends kept their brains sharp.
On the evening of November 12, 1972, a fierce 80 miles per hour west wind blew in with a cold front. George had gone fishing that day and hadn’t come home yet. Louise waited and waited beside the edge of Three Rivers Lake, an empty pickup and an empty boat on shore. She waited and hope, but by morning it was too late. He drowned after the boat he was in ran aground in high winds. George died in the water from exposure and shock.
Louise Schwartz Hrnčiř died October 23, 1998, at the age of 93 years.
