NO CHILDREN

This couple found during a search of the http://familysearch.org files.

BIRTH: Year estimated from age of 23 years in 1894 on marriage license.

OCCUPATION:
1900 - Saloonkeeper (age 29)
1910 - WHERE IS HE?
1920 - Notary Public (Real Estate) (age 49)
1930 - Real Estate Salesman (age 59)

In 1910 the following shows up in Alabama, could this be the same person even though the age is slightly off?:
1910 U.S. Census Alabama , MOBILE, 4-WD MOBILE, Series: T624 Roll: 27 Page: 150
ED 98, Sheet 11B, Lines 82-83
17 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Alabama
ROZHON, Joseph, Head, Male, White, 35y, Married 15yrs, Born Illinois, Shipping clerk for lumber firm.
, Mary, Wife, Female, White, 33y, Married 15yrs, 0 children, 0 living, Born Illinois.


RESIDENCES:
1900 - 564 Centre Ave.,Chicago, IL (per 1900 census)
1910 - 17 Old Shell Rd., Mobile, Alabama (per 1910 census and if this is the same person)
1920 - 1930 Shelby Ct., Chicago, Illinois (per 1920 census) --- probably old 15 Shelby Ct.
1930 - 4935 S. Kildare Ave., Chicago, Illinois (per 1930 census)
**Note - Joseph was living with the Suchy family as a boarder. His sister Mary was married to Lewis Suchy.
1947 - 4935 So. Kildare Ave.

NOTE: The 1930 census shows him born in Illinois, but if his mother didn't arrive in the U.S. until 1874 and he was born in 1871, how can that be true?

OBIT: 1947-03-16 Chicago Tribune (IL)
ROZHON
Edition: Chicago Tribune
Joseph J. Rozhon, beloved husband of the late Mary, nee Blaha; fond brother of Elizabeth Cerny, Mary Suchy, Edward, Ben. and the late Frank. Funeral Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., at chapel, 4907 Archer avenue. Interment Bohemian National cemetery. Member of National athletic club. Vir. 0521.

Arrived in US about 1874

RESIDENCES:
(Probably died between 1894-1896 since he no longer shows up in the Chicago City Directory after 1894 and his wife was listed as a widow in the 1896 directory)

Occupation: Teamster laborer

Religion: Catholic

15 Shelby Ct., Chicago, IL (Prev. of Minnesota) CATHOLIC

IMMIGRATION: Name: Josefa Rozhon
Year: 1867
Place: Chicago
Source Publication Code: 1924.49
Primary Immigrant: Rozhon, Josefa
Annotation: Date of arrival in America and place where the Old Czech Settlers group met. Extracted from Dejiny desetileteho trvani spolku, Stary Ceskych Osadniku of Chicago, Ill. (History of the Tenth Anniversary of the Old Czech Settlers of Chicago) which was published in 1908. A copy of this paperback is among the holdings of the Newberry Library, Chicago, IL. Source Bibliography: FARANO, SHIRLEY. "Some Early Chicago Czechs from the Tenth Anniversary of Czech Old Settlers, 1848-1883 Arrivals." In Chicago Genealogist (Chicago Genealogical Society), vol. 26:4 (Summer 1994), pp. 160-180. Page: 173

1. John ROZHON, Jr. b. Abt 1868, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; d. Bef 1895, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
2. 1. Joseph J. ROZHON b. Dec 1871, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; d. 15 Mar 1947, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
3. Frantizek (Frank) J. ROZHON b. May 1876, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; d. 17 Aug 1938, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; bur. 20 Aug 1938, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
4. Alzbeta (Elizabeth) F. ROZHON b. Oct 1877, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; d. Btw 1938 and 1966, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
5. Marie (Mary) ROZHON b. Sep 1888, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; d. Jul 1966, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
6. Benjamin (Bohmial) J. ROZHON b. 29 Jan 1888, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; d. 5 Feb 1967, Fox Lake, Lake, Illinois, USA; bur. 9 Feb 1967, Bohemian Natl Cm, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
7. Edward J. ROZHON b. Dec 1883, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; d. Jul 1966, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.