IMMIGRATION: 1. Immigration and Naturalization Records, Ancestry.com, http://ancestry.com.
Special database collection.
Given Name: MatySurname: RozhonSoundex: R250Roll: 574Ship: MaasdamShip #: 1299NY Arrival: August 26, 1891
Port of Departure: Boulogne Sur Mer, France and Rotterdam, NetherlandsLine: 387.
Age 15 at time of arrival. Occupation: Laborer Destination: Cleveland.

Not sure when he moved to Chicago but it had to be prior to 1910 since he appears in the 1910 census. At some point, he lived upstairs, brother Jim lived downstairs in Chicago.

OCCUPATION:
Driver of beer wagon per 1910 census
Hotel detective.

MARRIAGE: Union with Josephine was Michael's second marriage per 1910 census.

RESIDENCES:

1902 - 1201 W.21st, Chicago, Illinois (per wife, Anna's, obituary) May be old addressing system and what later became known as 2602 21st Place.
1910 - 2602 21st Place, Chicago, Illinois (per 1910 census) (with wife, Josephine and son, Frank)
1920 - 2419 Troy Street, Chicago, Illinois (per 1920 census - indexed as BOZHON) (with wife, Josephine only) laborer foundry
1930 - 2735 S. Springfield Ave., Chicago, Illinois (per 1930 census) about a dozen blocks west of Spaulding, 9 blocks west of Trumbull.

BURIAL:
Cremated and in masoleum at Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. Visited this site and found the location in the masoleum.

1. Frank ROZHON b. 6 May 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; d. 9 Sep 1961, St. Louis, , Missouri, USA.

!Source: All info received from Czech Archives which looked up birth records.

!Source: (Birth) Information received from Czech Archives. Letter in the possession of Sandra Rozhon of Cleveland, OH.

Her name was listed as "Rosalia Kralicek" on Albert Rozhon's marriage license.

1. Frantizek Karel ROZHON, ** b. 24 Oct 1867, Bojesice #3, Kres Mirovice, Jihocesky, Bohemia; d. 1 Jan 1947, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; bur. 4 Jan 1947, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
2. Marie ROZHON b. 25 Jul 1869, , , , Bohemia; d. 28 Jun 1944, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; bur. Riverside Cem., Cleveland, Ohio.
3. Vaclav (James) ROZHON, [infant] b. 17 Oct 1872, Bojesice #3, Jihocesky, , Bohemia; d. 31 Mar 1873, Bojesice, , , Bohemia.
4. John ROZHON b. 1874, Bojesice, , , Bohemia.
5. 1. Michael ROZHON b. 1877, Bojesice, , Jihocesky, Bohemia; d. 24 May 1954, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; bur. Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
6. Josef H. ROZHON b. 9 Jan 1879, Rakovice, , , Bohemia; d. 25 Oct 1937, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; bur. Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
7. Vaclav (James) ROZHON b. 26 Nov 1882, Rakovice, , Jihocesky, Bohemia; d. 27 Dec 1940, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; bur. 30 Dec 1940, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
8. Vojtech (Albert) ROZHON b. 28 Jan 1884, Rakovice, , Jihocesky, Bohemia; d. 19 Sep 1947, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; bur. 23 Sep 1947, Brooklyn Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

OCCUPATION:
Cottager.

MARRIAGE:
Source from Marriage Certificate Vital Records of Roman Catholic parish at Mirovice for years 1784-1835, page 8. Report in possession of Sandra Rozhon.

SYKORY means "Dweller at titmouse".

1. 2. Hynek Ignatz ROZHON, ** b. 6 Jun 1841, Bojesice #14, Mirovice, Jihocesky, Bohemia.
2. Matej ROZHON b. Abt 1840.
3. Josef ROZHON b. Abt 1840, , , , Bohemia.
4. Female ROZHON b. Abt 1845, Bohemia.
5. Female ROZHON
6. Female ROZHON
7. Female ROZHON

!OCCUPATION: Wheelwright at inn at Bojesice. Source - Birth Vital Records for Roman Catholic parish at Mirovice, volume for years 1825-1852, page 9.

The name DUBEC means "Dweller near oak tree".

1. 3. Rozalie (Mary?) DUBEC, (Dubsky) b. 5 Aug 1841, Bojesice #3, Mirovice, , Bohemia.
2. (Female) DUBSKY b. , , , Bohemia.
3. (Female) DUBSKY b. , , , Bohemia.
4. (Female) DUBSKY b. , , , Bohemia.
5. (Female) DUBSKY b. , , , Bohemia.

Pavla, or Pavel, is the common ancestor we share with the Cleveland east side Rozhon's.

NAME:
ROZHON is from a verb meaning "To disperse, scatter or speed someone up". The "N" in ROZHON has a hook (hacek) over it as follows: ROZHON

BIRTH:
Married at age 22 on 9 Feb 1812, so born about 1790.

MARRIAGE:
Marriage Certificate Vital Records of Roman Catholic Parish at Mirovice, for the years 1784-1835, page 5.

RESIDENCE:
Pavla lived on the west side of the Vlatava River and farmed on part of the estate of the Orlik Castle.

OCCUPATION:
Farmer at Orlik Castle per information received from the Czech Archives.

Found a reference to this name on the Internet site for a Czech researcher:
http://www.bohemiangenealogy.com/surbase/surbase.htm
Rozhon CAC 3/96-4 Vystrkov, Bojesice es 1792-
Jeska (=Jeskova,Jeze CAC 3/96-4 Vystrkov, Bojesice es 1792-1814

BIRTH:
Married at age 20 on 9 Feb 1812, so born about 1792. Source - the report furnished by Czech Archives.

1. 4. Jan ROZHON, ** b. Abt 1814, Vystrkova #4, Mirovice, , Bohemia.
2. Josef ROZHON b. 8 Mar 1818, Vystrkov, Mirovice, , Bohemia; d. Abt 1906, Bohemia.

Vital Records marriage info for Jan ROZHON and Marie SYKORA states that he was deceased already by 1835.

1. 5. Maria Anna SYKORY b. 17 Nov 1819, Rakovice #23, , Jihocesky, Bohemia.

!OCCUPATION: Wheelwright at inn at Bojesice #3. Source - Birth Vital Records for Roman Catholic parish at Mirovice, volume for years 1825-1852, page 9.

1. 6. Ignac Hynek DUBEC b. Abt 1815, Bojesice #3, Mirovice, , Bohemia.

Vital Records state that she was unmarried.

NAME: Brauna means "Brown One".

1. 7. Anna BRAUNA b. Radeticich #2, , , Bohemia.