1866 - 1939

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• Birth	27 Sep 1866	Bohemia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  IMMI	1891
  Died	6 Apr 1939	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [3, 4]
  Buried	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I652	Rozhon's from Chicago and Elsewhere
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2005 14:21:09
  Father	John ROZHON, b. Abt 1835, Bohemia
  Family ID	F263	Group Sheet
  Family	Katerina STEPANEK, b. May 1865, Bohemia
  Married	1882	Bohemia
  Children	1. child-a ROZHON > 2. Marie ROZHON, b. Jun 1885, Bohemia > 3. James (Vaclav) Raymond ROZHON, Jr., b. 15 Dec 1891, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   4. Rose ROZHON, b. 28 Jan 1894, Chicago, Cook, Illinois   5. Joseph ROZHON, b. 24 Feb 1897, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   6. John William ROZHON, b. 10 Dec 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   7. Ladd L. ROZHON, b. 25 Jul 1902, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA > 8. Charles (Karel) H. ROZHON, b. 1905, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   9. child-b ROZHON   10. child-c ROZHON
  Family ID	F214	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Obtained some information on this line from a website at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/a/l/George-J-Baley-LA-PORTE/tree1.html The Baley (Balej) family also has a part of our branch contained in it as Michael Rozhon married Josephine Balej. IMMIGRATION: 1890 per 1920 census. 1891 per 1930 census 1891 per Hamburg emigration lists which show a Vaclav Roshon of Nestavice, Bohemia along with Katherina, and Marie all arriving aboard the SS Dania (Hamburg-American Line) on 14 Jun 1891. NATURALIZATION: 1906 per 1920 census. ***--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*** (the following addresses are unverified -- might be addresses of Vaclav Rozhon) NOTE (10 March 2004 - I've determined that the following three are a different family group) 1898 515 W. 18th, Chicago (as James Rozhon from CityDir) laborer (Rozhon 3.1) 1899 495 W. 18th (r), Chicago (as James Rozhon from CityDir) laborer (Rozhon 3.1) 1900 495 W. 18th, Chicago (as James Rozhon from CityDir) laborer (Rozhon 3.1) ***--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*** RESIDENCES: (those marked with asterisk are definite and confirmed by other documents) 1897 - 494 W. 18th, Chicago -- Cigarmaker (from CityDir) * 1898 - 494 W. 18th, Chicago -- Cigarmaker (from CityDir) * 1899 - 494 W. 18th (r), Chicago -- Cigarmaker (from CityDir) * 1900 - 495 18th Place, Chicago -- Day Laborer (per 1900 census) * wife & children match *** ---- All city addresses changed in 1909. --- *** 1910 - 2531 Kedzie Ave., Chicago (per 1910 census) * wife & children match + Placek name 1920 - 2714 Spaulding Ave., Chicago (per 1920 census) * wife & children 1930 - 2714 Spaulding Ave., Chicago (per 1930 census) * living with his sons OCCUPATION: 1900 - Cigarmaker (per 1900 city directory) 1900 - Day Laborer (per 1900 census) 1910 - Trucker (per 1910 census) 1920 - Laborer in Grain Elevator (per 1920 census) 1925 - Retired (per death certificate) 1930 - None Obituary (from Denni Hlasatel newspaper) lists three daughters-in-law: Rose, Hylda and Margaret (Charles). The 1930 census still lists Joseph, John, and Ladd as being single.

• 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 237, Sheet 18B, Lines 84-89. 1900 - 495 18th Place (Illinois, Cook, West Town - ED 237, Sheet 18B, Lines 84-89) Roszene, James, HWM, May 1863, 37y, M18, Bohemia, Arrived 1891, 9 y in USA, naturalized, day laborer Katie, WWF, May 1865, 35y, M18, Bohemia, Arrived (not shown) Marie, DWF, Jun 1885, 14y, S, Bohemia, Arrived (not shown), Tailor James, SWM, Jan 1891, 9y, S, Illinois Joseph, SWM, Apr 1897, 3y, S, Illinois John, SWM, Apr 1898, 2y, S, Illinois Census lists his birth as May 1863, but death certificate lists 27 Sep 1866. [S21] Death Records - State of Illinois, (1916 thru 1947 records held by Illinois State Archives. Post-1947 records held by Illinois Department of Public Health), Certificate #11162, 7 Apr 1939. Death certificate in my possession lists his birth date as 27 Sep 1866. The 1866 date also fits better with the age of his wife in the 1910 and 1920 censuses. [S21] Death Records - State of Illinois, (1916 thru 1947 records held by Illinois State Archives. Post-1947 records held by Illinois Department of Public Health), Certificate #11162, 9 Apr 1939. Copy of certificate in hand. James Rozhon, male, white, widowed, wife Catherine Rozhon, date of birth Sept 27, 1866, age 72, 2714 S. Spaulding Ave. Occupation: Car Sealer in Grain Elevator, Date deceased last worked: 1925, Total years spent in this occupation: 32 yrs.. Place of burial Bohemian Nat'l Cemetery. Died of Bronchopneumonia. [S39] OBIT - Denni Hlasatel, Page 3, columns 4-6, 9 Apr 1939. Oznameni Umrti S bolnym srdcem oznamujeme vsem pratelum a snamym, ze zemrel nas drazemilovany otec (father), tchan (father-in-law), svakr (brother-in-law), dedecek (grandfather), a pradedecek (great-grandfather) VACLAV ROZHON (hacek over N) obydli 2714 Jizni Spaulding Avenue (home 2714 S. Spaulding Avenue) v patek, dne 7, dubna 1939 o 11:20 hod. vecer v pokrocilem veku. Narozen byl v Cechach a v teto zemi zil 48 roku. (on Friday, 7 April 1939 at 11:20 pm ......). Place of birth was Czechoslovakia and he lived here for 48 years) Byl clenem Pilsen Camp cis. 5354 M.W. of A. Pohreb draheho zesnuleho konati se bude v utery, den 11 dubna 1939 o 1 hod. 30 min. (funeral Tuesday, 11 April 1939) odp. z kaple pohrebniho zavodu Jan T. Chrastky, 3440 zap. 26. ul. na Cesko-Narodni hrbitov (Bohemian National Cemetery). == Za tichou soustrast prosi: Joseph, John, Ladd a Charles, synove (sons), Rose, Hylda a Margaret, snachy (daughters-in-law); James Matejka, zet (son-in-law); 4 vnoucata (grandchildren), 2 pravnoucata (grandchildren), svakri (brothers-in-law), svakrove (sisters-in-law) a ostatni pratele (and other family members) Dalsi informace sdeli vypravci pohrbu Jan T. Chrastka, telefony Lawndale 2262 a Cicero 1023.