1834 - 1915

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• Birth	Jan 1834	Kestranech u Vodnan, Pisek, Bohemia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  IMMI	1879  [3]
  Died	18 Jul 1915	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I19	Rozhon's from Chicago and Elsewhere
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2004 14:19:47
  Family	Marie, b. May 1838, Bohemia
  Married	Abt 1860  [5]
  Children	1. Vincene ROZHON, b. 1867   2. Anna ROZHON, b. Oct 1871, Bohemia   3. Marie ROZHON, b. 1873, Bohemia > 4. Joseph Frank ROZHON, b. 26 Aug 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA > 5. Jan (John) ROZHON, b. 8 May 1883, Bohemia
  Family ID	F330	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Name obtained from his son, Joseph's, death certificate. IMMIGRATION: Per his own obituary in the Denni Hlasatel, he had been in America 30 years by the time he died in 1915, thus must have arrived here in 1885. IMMIGRATION: It's difficult to read the year on the 1910 census but it appears to be 1884, the same year as his son John arrived. His obituary also lists two nieces, Bozena and Marta Rozhon who I am assuming must have also lived in Chicago at the time of his death. They must have been single in 1915 since no married names were provided in the obituary. It is unknown if his brother (the father of those two girls) was also in the USA or not. Nothing is mentioned in the obit about him. RESIDENCES: 1904 - 820 18th Street, Chicago. (per his wife's obituary) 1910 - 177 Clark St., Hammond, Indiana (per census - living with his son, John and daughter-in-law, Martha) 1915 - 2826 Karlov Ave., Chicago (per his own obituary) Notes transferred from what WAS family #10 but in actuality was part of Family #9.: This may be the same person as is listed as Josef Rozhon married to Maria, with children Vincent, Anna, Josef, Maria, and Johann. The ages are similar. Johann (born 1879) may be the same person as John shown here as Joseph's son, or perhaps they had another child around 1885. Josef's family was found in the Czech Immigration Passenger Lists, Volume IX on pg 146. I was told that this family originally lived in Illinois before moving to Indiana. Census for Illinois might turn up something on them.

• 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 265, Sheet 25B, Lines 54-57, Ward 10, 1900. 820 18th Street, Chicago, Illinois. His surname appears as ROZOR or ROZON...hard to discern. Only his wife, Joseph and John were living at this address in 1900. His wife is listed as having 4 children, 4 living. [S22] Czech Immigration Passenger Lists, Volume IX, Baca, Leo, (Richardson, TX. 1999. 210p. Date and port of arrival. Country of origin and name of ship are also provided.), Page: 146. Age 47, Location: Baltimore, Year: 1880 [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 265, Sheet 25B, Lines 54-57, Ward 10, 1900. Census record shows that Joseph arrived in 1879 and had been in this country for 21 years by 1900. This is the same for the rest of the family. [S39] OBIT - Denni Hlasatel, Page 3, column 6-7, 18 Jul 1915. [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 265, Sheet 25B, Lines 54-57, Ward 10, 1900. Census record shows they were married 40 years by 1900, thus married about 1860.