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Martin KANAK

Male Abt 1852 - 1891  (39 years)


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  • Name Martin KANAK  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born Abt 1852  Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • probably from the area of Prestice south of Plzen
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1871  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    in Illinois for 20 years per 1891 death record 
    Departure Bef 15 May 1871  Bremen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Arrival 15 May 1871  Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Arrival from Bremen aboard SS Baltimore age 17 [c1854] - no other Kanak passengers listed with him - NOT SURE THIS IS HIM BUT SEEMS TO FIT AND CANNOT FIND ANY ALTERNATES 
    Residence 1880  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    457 S. Jefferson St - same household as Josef Tamek family, Bohumil Masek [Marek?], Anton Heinz - age 28, Blacksmith 
    Residence Abt Jan 1891  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    572 West 19th Street - apparently lived there and either had just moved to 730 Loomis when he died or was just visiting at 730 Loomis when he died 
    Kanak listings in 1892 Chicago Directory    		 Kanak listings in 1892 Chicago Directory
    Died 07 Jun 1891  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 730 Loomis Street - age 39 [1852] - wife Henrietta is a widow in 1900 census - BNC Burial #6281 - Sec O, Block 2, Lot 14 - burial 9 Jun 1891 by Mencl [L.2-VI-M crossed out]
    Kanak, Martin-Death-1891-06-07    		 Kanak, Martin-Death-1891-06-07
    Buried 09 Jun 1891  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bohemian National Cemetery - Sec O, Block 2, Lot 14 - burial 9 Jun 1891 by Mencl [L.2-VI-M crossed out] - others on the lot: Anna & Anton Haase - lot 15=Emanuel Haase & Josef Peska
    Kanak, Martin-Death-1891-06-07    		 Kanak, Martin-Death-1891-06-07
    Person ID I90  Grand Crossing Czechs / Marek-Wolf
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2016 

    Father Antonin KANAK,   b. Abt 1825, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Anna KOUKSMAUK,   b. Abt 1825 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jindriska Henrietta Alsbetta HAAS,   b. Abt 1856, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 16 Nov 1878  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    • by Frantisek B. Zdrubek, speaker of the Congregation of Bohemian Free-thinkers
    Martin Kanak-Jindriska Henrietta Haas - Marriage    		 Martin Kanak-Jindriska Henrietta Haas - Marriage
    Children 
     1. Antonin Anton KANAK,   b. 30 Nov 1879, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Jul 1911, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)  [Natural]
    +2. Emil James KANAK,   b. 03 Nov 1881, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1943, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [Natural]
     3. Josephine Josefa KANAK,   b. Feb 1884, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2016 
    Family ID F32  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Anton Kanak - Birth    		Anton Kanak - Birth
    Martin Kanak-Jindriska Henrietta Haas - Marriage    		Martin Kanak-Jindriska Henrietta Haas - Marriage
    Kanak, Martin-Death-1891-06-07    		Kanak, Martin-Death-1891-06-07
    Kanak listings in 1892 Chicago Directory    		Kanak listings in 1892 Chicago Directory

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - “Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health records. "Marriage Records, 1871–pr;).
      Birth date: abt 1852 Birth place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Marriage date: 16 Nov 1878 Marriage place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=fscookilmarriage&h=76091&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt


    2. [S14] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited ;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 191; Family History Film: 1254191; Page: 613C; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 0490.
      Birth date: abt 1852 Birth place: Bohemia Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=30141663&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt


    3. [S16] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Illinois, Cook County Deaths 1878–1922.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health. “Birth and Death Records, 1916–present.;).
      Birth date: abt 1852 Birth place: Bohemia Death date: 7 Jun 1891 Death place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Residence date: Residence place: 322 Worth
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=fscookildeath&h=226235&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt


    4. [S27] Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Baltimore, Maryland, 1891-1909. Microfilm Publication T844. RG 85. 150 rolls. National Archives, Washington, D.C.Baltimore, Maryl;).
      Birth date: abt 1854 Birth place: Bohemia Arrival date: May 1871 Arrival place: Baltimore, Maryland Departure date: Departure place: Bremen, Germany
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=bpl&h=1386644&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt


    5. [S15] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - “Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health records. "Marriage Records, 1871–pr;).
      Birth date: abt 1854 Birth place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Marriage date: 16 Nov 1878 Marriage place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=fscookilmarriage&h=1076091&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt