Frank P. Rumreich was one of the first settlers to arrive from Europe to start the town of Pisek.

Rumreich was born in Ivancic, Austria, in 1847, and married Marie Schnedar in 1868. The family moved to Pisek in 1880 from Austria along with their children. They had 13 children, nine survived.

Mr. Rumreich with a few other settlers started the town of Pisek. He was a mechanical engineer, a versatile man, interested in the business.

His son, Albert, started in the hardware store, Frank W. in the furniture store, Ernest was farming, John K. also farming, Erhart was a doctor, daughter Antonette married L.E.Seidl and they had the lumber and coal yard, daughter Alosia married Anton Lovcik and operated a grocery store, Rosalie married Louis Kadlec who was farming. Mr. Rumreich was also interested in the town drug store, Roller Mill and farming ventures.

Since the Pisek vicinity had no trees and was virtually a prairie, Mr. Rumreich applied under the Timber Cultural Act of 1873 a U.S. government issue. If one planted 40 acres of trees on a 160 acres of land, he would in the end receive a grant and deed for the 160 acres.

He received the Growth of Timber on Western Prairies Deed from President William McKinley in 1898. From a railroad Grant he bought another 160 acres. Pisek is built on this land, and part is on land owned by Anton Vavrik.

He was possibly the first taxidermist in the vicinity, he had a private fish pond on the land, outdoor bowling alley in the tree claim, owned two hunting dogs. Game was plentiful in those days. He also had a garden and orchard.

Mr. Rumreich was on trips to visit his homeland many times, always returning with friends and relatives to settle around Pisek. While there one time, he commissioned an artist by the name of Alfons Mucha to paint a picture of two Jesuits. Their names were to be used in the naming of the Catholic church in Pisek. The painting was brought to Pisek by Rumreich's sister, Mrs. Marie Patocka, when she and her family sailed to the U.S.A. Due to a little confront or misunderstanding, the names of the Jesuits were not used. The church was named St. John Nepomucene.

Frank Paul Rumreich died in 1909 at 62.