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Otto Koutecky Koutesky

Otto Koutecky Koutesky

Male 1889 - 1973  (84 years)

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  • Name Otto Koutecky Koutesky  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Born 28 Oct 1889  Grand Crossing, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    • 71st Street [first child of Peter Koutecky & Katerina Marek to be born in Grand Crossing]
    Otto Koutecky - Birth-1889-10-28    		 Otto Koutecky - Birth-1889-10-28
    third child of mother - born at 71st Street in Grand Crossing, Cook County, Illinois (no ward number) - father Peter Koutensky, 36, blacksmith - mother Katie Marek, 33 - returned by Karolina Toche of 104 Bunker Street [same midwife who delivered his brothers Edward in 1887 on 15th Street and Jaroslav in 1892 at 78th and Drexel]
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1890  [8] 
    Residence 1900  Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1910  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1916  7751 Drexel Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Pipelayer - per 1916 Chicago Directory 
    Koutecky Family Members - 1916 Chicago Directory    		 Koutecky Family Members - 1916 Chicago Directory
    Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1916, p 1032 == http://www.fold3.com/image/158299119/
    Residence 1916  7751 Drexel Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    residence per 1916 Chicago directory - living with parents 
    Koutecky Family Members - 1916 Chicago Directory    		 Koutecky Family Members - 1916 Chicago Directory
    Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1916, p 1032 == http://www.fold3.com/image/158299119/
    Residence 1920  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    7800 Drexel Avenue - Age: 30, married, renting from father Peter, steam fitter 
    Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    810 East 78th Street; age 40, married at 29; foreman in steam railroad yard; renting 
    Departure 10 Aug 1930  Cherbourg, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Otto and Mary (Tancous) Koutecky - Arrival in New York aboard 'Leviathan' 16 Aug 1930, sailed 10 Aug 1930 from Cherbourg    		 Otto and Mary (Tancous) Koutecky - Arrival in New York aboard "Leviathan" 16 Aug 1930, sailed 10 Aug 1930 from Cherbourg
    Arrival 16 Aug 1930  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Arrival with Mary aboard "Leviathan" from Cherbourg - line 24: age 40, born 28 Oct 1889 Chicago, resides 7800 Drexel Ave in Chicago 
    Otto and Mary (Tancous) Koutecky - Arrival in New York aboard 'Leviathan' 16 Aug 1930, sailed 10 Aug 1930 from Cherbourg    		 Otto and Mary (Tancous) Koutecky - Arrival in New York aboard "Leviathan" 16 Aug 1930, sailed 10 Aug 1930 from Cherbourg
    Residence 1935  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Inheritance 4 Oct 1938  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    named as heir in mother Katerina (Marek) Koutecky's will 
    Katerina (Marek) Koutecky - Will 4 Oct 1938 at Chicago, Illinois    		 Katerina (Marek) Koutecky - Will 4 Oct 1938 at Chicago, Illinois
    - thanks to Margie Bonomo
    Katerina (Marek) Koutecky - Will 4 Oct 1938 at Chicago, Illinois    		 Katerina (Marek) Koutecky - Will 4 Oct 1938 at Chicago, Illinois
    - thanks to Margie Bonomo
    Name Otto Kautesky  [8] 
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    7804 Drexel, owns home, age 49, married, lived in same house in 1935, coach foreman in steam railroad business 
    Residence 1942  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    WWII Draft Registration: 7804 Drexel Ave; born 28 Oct 1889 Chicago; contact Marie Koutesky at same address; employed by C. W. Broo - New York, Chicago & St Louis RR at 93rd & Blackstone 
    Otto Koutecky (as Koutesky) - WWII Draft Registration 1942    		 Otto Koutecky (as Koutesky) - WWII Draft Registration 1942
    Residence 4 Nov 1973  Cheviot, Hamilton, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    residence at time of death in Cincinnati 
    Died 4 Nov 1973  Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Aft 4 Nov 1973  Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Arlington Memorial Gardens; 2145 Compton Rd - Garden of Good Samaritan, Section A, Lot 40, Space 1 - as KOUTESKY - (513) 521-7003 - amgardens.org - Hours 8A-8P
    Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Maps    		 Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Maps
    Full cemetery map and Garden of the Good Samaritan section map, marked to show the location of his grave: Section A, Lot 40, Space 1
    Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Map - Garden of the Good Samaritan    		 Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Map - Garden of the Good Samaritan
    Arlington Memorial Gardens - Otto's grave is in Section A, Lot 40, Space 1
    Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Map - Arlington Memorial Gardens Cemetery    		 Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Map - Arlington Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    Arlington Memorial Gardens - Otto's grave is in Section A, Lot 40, Space 1 of the Garden of the Good Samaritan
    Person ID I820  Koutecky Families in America
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2023 

    Father Petr Peter Koutecký,   b. 31 Jul 1852, 17, Modřejovice, Rakovnik, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1936, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Katerina Marek,   b. 25 Nov 1853, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1945, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 15 May 1884  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    USA-IL-A-00027 Marriage License Koutecky-Marek (1884)    		 USA-IL-A-00027 Marriage License Koutecky-Marek (1884)
    Marriage License for Petr Koutecky & Katerina Marek
    USA-IL-A-00026 Marriage Application Koutecky-Marek (1884)    		 USA-IL-A-00026 Marriage Application Koutecky-Marek (1884)
    Marriage License Application for Petr Koutecky & Katerina Marek
    Family ID F285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Marie Kateřina - Mary - Tancous,   b. 29 May 1894, Plzeň, West Bohemia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1944, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1919  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8, 11] 
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F289  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma Warneka,   b. 6 Dec 1896, New York, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1990, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 27 Jun 1945  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by Judge of City Court, Beardstown, Ill -- certificate No. A 5837 == thanks to Jean Tancous
    Otto Koutesky - Emma (Warneka) Tancous - Marriage 2 Jun 1945 in Chicago    		 Otto Koutesky - Emma (Warneka) Tancous - Marriage 2 Jun 1945 in Chicago
    == thanks to Jean Tancous
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Aug 1919 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7800 Drexel Avenue - Age: 30, married, renting from father Peter, steam fitter - 1920 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 810 East 78th Street; age 40, married at 29; foreman in steam railroad yard; renting - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - Arrival with Mary aboard "Leviathan" from Cherbourg - line 24: age 40, born 28 Oct 1889 Chicago, resides 7800 Drexel Ave in Chicago - 16 Aug 1930 - New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInheritance - named as heir in mother Katerina (Marek) Koutecky's will - 4 Oct 1938 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - WWII Draft Registration: 7804 Drexel Ave; born 28 Oct 1889 Chicago; contact Marie Koutesky at same address; employed by C. W. Broo - New York, Chicago & St Louis RR at 93rd & Blackstone - 1942 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Jun 1945 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Nov 1973 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 4 Nov 1973 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Otto Koutecky (as Koutesky) - WWII Draft Registration 1942    		Otto Koutecky (as Koutesky) - WWII Draft Registration 1942
    Koutecky, Otto (b 1889) c 1920    		Koutecky, Otto (b 1889) c 1920
    Otto Koutecky
    Otto Koutecky - Birth-1889-10-28    		Otto Koutecky - Birth-1889-10-28
    third child of mother - born at 71st Street in Grand Crossing, Cook County, Illinois (no ward number) - father Peter Koutensky, 36, blacksmith - mother Katie Marek, 33 - returned by Karolina Toche of 104 Bunker Street [same midwife who delivered his brothers Edward in 1887 on 15th Street and Jaroslav in 1892 at 78th and Drexel]
    Koutecky Family Members - 1917 Chicago Directory    		Koutecky Family Members - 1917 Chicago Directory
    Page 995 == http://www.fold3.com/image/173796593
    Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Map - Garden of the Good Samaritan    		Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Map - Garden of the Good Samaritan
    Arlington Memorial Gardens - Otto's grave is in Section A, Lot 40, Space 1
    Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Map - Arlington Memorial Gardens Cemetery    		Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Map - Arlington Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    Arlington Memorial Gardens - Otto's grave is in Section A, Lot 40, Space 1 of the Garden of the Good Samaritan
    Otto Koutesky - Emma (Warneka) Tancous - Marriage 2 Jun 1945 in Chicago    		Otto Koutesky - Emma (Warneka) Tancous - Marriage 2 Jun 1945 in Chicago
    == thanks to Jean Tancous
    Otto and Mary (Tancous) Koutecky - Arrival in New York aboard 'Leviathan' 16 Aug 1930, sailed 10 Aug 1930 from Cherbourg    		Otto and Mary (Tancous) Koutecky - Arrival in New York aboard "Leviathan" 16 Aug 1930, sailed 10 Aug 1930 from Cherbourg
    Koutecky Family Members - 1916 Chicago Directory    		Koutecky Family Members - 1916 Chicago Directory
    Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1916, p 1032 == http://www.fold3.com/image/158299119/
    Katerina (Marek) Koutecky - Will 4 Oct 1938 at Chicago, Illinois    		Katerina (Marek) Koutecky - Will 4 Oct 1938 at Chicago, Illinois
    - thanks to Margie Bonomo

    Documents
    Katerina (Marek) Koutecky - Will 4 Oct 1938 at Chicago, Illinois    		Katerina (Marek) Koutecky - Will 4 Oct 1938 at Chicago, Illinois
    - thanks to Margie Bonomo
    Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Maps    		Otto Koutecky, buried as Koutesky - Grave Location Maps
    Full cemetery map and Garden of the Good Samaritan section map, marked to show the location of his grave: Section A, Lot 40, Space 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_290; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 1106.
      Birth date: Oct 1889
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago City, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=11667396&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_290; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 1106.


    2. [S21] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 33, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_279; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 1425; Image: 1162.
      Birth date: abt 1890
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 33, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=131407437&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 33, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_279; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 1425; Image: 1162.


    3. [S7] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. National Archives and Records Administration Branch l;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 157.
      U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942      		 U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 157


    4. [S64] Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Certificate: 086475; Volume: 21492.

    5. [S39] Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1924, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Private donor.Original data: Private donor.;).
      Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1924      		 Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1924


    6. [S8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_311; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 548; Image: 111.
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_311; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 548; Image: .


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      1930 United States Federal Census      		 1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 428; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 355; Image: 666.0.


    8. [S18] 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;).

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      1940 United States Federal Census      		 1940 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_938; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 103-541.


    10. [S46] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R;), Year: 1930.
      New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957      		 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
      Year: 1930


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      Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1924      		 Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1924