Chicago's Grand Crossing Czech Community
by Wesley Johnston
Family Connections

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GENERAL: | Main Page | Introduction | Key People | Family Connections |
PRE-GC: | Czech Origins | Pre-GC US origins |
EARLY YEARS: | Czech GC Begins | 1900 |
EXTERNAL LINKS: | Return to Wesley Johnston's Family History Page | Links to other relevant sites |


1900 Census Surname Frequency
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north part of 1900 Census Enumeration District 1106 in Grand Crossing
north part of 1900 Census Enumeration District 1106
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Linkages of the Families
MORE RESEARCH YET TO DO
MANY FAMILIES TO COME

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Family Connections of the Chicago Grand Crossing Czech Community

Just as a European village had rich inter-connections of the families, so the Grand Crossing Czech community also had rich inter-connections. Some of the connections existed on both sides of the Atlantic. The families helped each other out, not just in the familial sense but in the community sense. The building and loan association that they established was the most visible form. But they also rented out extra rooms to each others' children and helped each other in less obvious ways.

This web page is going to grow in fits and spurts, since it requires much research to find and document the connections and to determine which are through family relationships and which grew from unrelated families simply helping each other out. Sometimes these relationships seem to be there, but their exact nature requires careful research and yet may still not be known. For example, John Hahn and his wife Fannie Krikava rented part of their house to Josef Marek and his wife Mary Kanak in 1900. But in 1910, John Hahn was in turn renting from the widow Henrietta Kanak. So is there a connection between the two Kanak families? And is there some connection between either John Hahn or Fannie Krikava to either the Kanak or the Marek families?

In order to organize these families as I learn more about them, I have expanded the Marek-Wolf tree (really a database) on Ancestry.com to be the "Marek-Wolf / Grand Crossing Czechs" tree - click on the link to view it, if you have an Ancestry subscription. For those who do not have an Ancestry account, I will try to update this page and the family connections diagram as I reach points in my research where I am able to do so.


Grand Crossing Czech Families and Connections

Note that connections are shown only to other families that actually lived in Grand Crossing or Chatham.


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

KOUTECKY, Petr & Katerina (MAREK) - 7751 & 7800 Drexel
related to KUBICEK, MAREK, SUBERT, VLAZNY

Petr Koutecký
  1. Marie Šohaj - Children: Bozena/Bessie, Henry Harry
  2. Kateřina Marek - Children: Emma, Edward, Otto, Jaroslav, Elsie
Family Information and Links
  • US Arrival: 1877-1878
  • 1880 Census: 83 Liberty Street - Blacksmith
  • Last Pre-Grand Crossing Record: 19 Aug 1887 - son Edward born at 113 West 15th Street
  • Earliest Grand Crossing Record: 28 Oct 1889 - son Otto born at 71st Street
  • 1900 Census: 7800 Drexel - Stove Maker
  • 1910 Census: 7751 Drexel - Stove ?Mounter?
  • 1920 Census: 7800 Drexel - no occupation
  • 1930 Census: 7800 Drexel - no occupation -- son Otto at 810 78th Street, daughter Emma at 7808 Drexel
  • Peter died 8 Dec 1936
  • Katerina died 15 Nov 1945
Relationships to other Grand Crossing Czech Community Families:

  • Kubicek family relationships
    -- Edward Kubicek married Petr & Marie's daughter Bessie in Chicago 23 Nov 1898.

  • Marek family relationships
    -- Katerina Marek married widower Petr Koutecky in Chicago 15 May 1884.

  • Subert family relationships
    -- Frank Subert married Petr & Katerina's daughter Elsie in Chicago 12 Aug 1919.

  • Vlazny family relationships
    -- Joseph Vlazny married Petr & Katerina's daughter Emma in Chicago 26 Oct 1910.
    -- James Vlazny (brother of Joseph) was renting from Petr Koutecky in the 1910 census, prior to the marriage of Joseph & Emma.

VLAZNY, Jacob & Anna (TRISKA) - 7716 Greenwood & 7801 Ingleside
related to CHARVAT, KOUTECKY, KRIKAVA, KUBICEK

Jacob & Anna (TRISKA) VLAZNY - Children: James, Joseph, Bohumil/Robert, Rosie, Lillian, Vlasta/Elsie
Family Information and Links
  • 1900 Census
Relationships to other Grand Crossing Czech Community Families:

  • Charvat family relationships
    -- Mary Charvat married Jacob & Anna's son James in Chicago 30 Sep 1905.

  • Koutecky family relationships
    -- Emma Koutecky married Jacob & Anna's son Joseph in Chicago 26 Oct 1910.

  • Krikava family relationships
    -- John Krikava (son of Frank) married Jacob & Anna's daughter Lillian in Chicago 25 Apr 1914.

  • Kubicek family relationships
    -- Josef Kubicek married a Mary Vlazny (cousin of Jacob?) in Chicago 19 Jun 1887. (More research needed)

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