1882 - 1962

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• Birth	1 Mar 1882	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Dec 1962	Downer's Grove, DuPage, Illinois   [5]
  Person ID	I172	Rozhon's from Chicago and Elsewhere
  Last Modified	07 Jul 2007 09:19:49
  Father	Matej (Michael) ROZHON, b. Oct 1833, Mokrice, Bohemia
  Mother	Josefa (Josephine), b. Nov 1844, Bohemia
  Family ID	F262	Group Sheet
  Family	Johanna K. BERGHAUS, b. 1888, ,, Illinois, USA
  Married	Abt 1911/1912
  Children	> 1. Harold H. ROZHON, b. 24 Sep 1913, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   2. Marion L. ROZHON > 3. Irene H. ROZHON   4. Raymond ROZHON   5. Robert ROZHON
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet

• Notes

  BIRTH: Birth and death information obtained from the webpage at http://www.dcgs.org/downers/page182.htm Although Henry lists his place of birth as Cleveland, Ohio on his World War II draft registration card, this seems unlikely since his father and mother arrived in the USA with him and several of his siblings in 1887 and he was born in 1882. CENSUS: 1910 - 3728 W.26th St., Chicaco, Cook County, Illinois [ED 1485, Sheet 18B, Lines 83-86, Series: T624 Roll: 281 Page: 253 Hlavka, Albert, HMW, 30y, M8yrs, Illinois , Mary, WFW, 27y, M8yrs, 1 child - 1 living, Illinois , Harold, SMW, 6y, Illinois Rozhon, Henry, bro-in-law, 28y, Illinois, cutter, men's clothing 1920 - 1110 Elgin Ave., Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois [ED 187, Sheet 5A, Lines 14-17] Rozhon, Henry, own/mortgage, HMW, 37y, M, Ohio, cutter , Augusta, WFW, 30y, M, Illinois , Harold, SMW, 6y, Illinois RESIDENCES: 1899 - 494 W. 18th Pl., Chicago -- Manager of 573 Blue Island (from City Directory) 1900-01 - 1298 Spaulding Ave., Chicago -- from City Directory) 1910 - 3728 W 28th St., Chicago (per 1910 census) - living with his sister Mary Hlavka 1920 - 1110 Elgin Ave., Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois 1942 - 840 Lathrop Ave., Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois (per WWII draft registration) OBIT: 1962-12-11 Chicago Tribune (IL) Rozhon Edition: Chicago Tribune Henry I. Rozhon, devoted husband of Johanna K., nee Berghaus; beloved father of Harold H., Marion L. Drollinger, Irene H. Hughes, the late Raymond, and Robert Rozhon; grandfather of seven; great-grandfather of three; brother of Mary Hlavka. Resting at Zimmerman & Son Chapel, 7319 Madison street, Forest Park, until 11 a.m. Thursday. Service 1:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran church. Interment Immanuel Lutheran cemetery, 22d and Wolf road. Memorials appreciated to St. John Lutheran church of Forest Park Building fund.

• Sources

  [S24] 1900 U.S. Federal Census, (NARA - National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois 60629), Series T623., ED 298, Sheet 17B, Lines , Ward 10, 1298 Spaulding Ave., Chicago, Illinois. [S19] 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (NARA - National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois 60629). Source of Henry's place of birth. [S7] Social Security Death Index. Source of date of birth. Date of death matches what I previously had from the Downer's Grove grave records. [S129] World War II draft registration (for older men), Serial nbr. U382, 1942. Name: Henry Ignatius Rozhon Residence: 840 Lathrop Ave., Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois Age: 60 Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio Date of birth: Mar 1, 1882 Employer: Cuneo Press 5'6" - 215 pounds - brown eyes - brown hair - dark complexion [S7] Social Security Death Index. Source of date of death. Previously, I had 1962 per the Downer's Grove grave records.