Czechs in Iowa - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Any Mrkvicka Family

westmeadow — 24 May 2002 7:56:33 GMT

searching my Mrkvicka family Iowa and Wisconsin. I have traced 6 family members from Czechoslavakiz to Iowa. please e mail if any information.tboedeke@amfam.com

Thank You

Given Names: Surname Mrkvicka
Anton, Joseph,Mary, Lodge, Anna, Karel, Louise, Possable town of Kutna Hora.

BOUSKA

Jamie Harris — 25 Jan 1999 12:00:00 GMT

BOUSKA - Frank or Martin. Settled in Spillville, Iowa from Borovany, near Bechyn in the year 1854

Dlouhys-- Vaclav, John, Joseph and Ben

mschenken — 8 Mar 2006 11:36:42 GMT

I have information on these Dlouhys and hope someone can tell me if they are related:
Vaclav 1822-1895 came to Johnson County 1867
John 1824--? came to J. county 1855
Joseph b.1844 came to US 1872
Vaclav is my family-- don't know about others but have obits for BEN, son of Joseph and Josephine Votrobek Dlouhy, his wife, and a Mary Dlouhy Stusak . Contact me if any of these are of interest to you, or if you can tell me towns of origin for any of these Dlouhys.
Thank you. mary

Help with Czech spelling and pronunciation

mary Schenken — 5 Apr 2006 2:17:58 GMT

Apparently Iowa census takers in 1880 tried to spell names the way my czech ancestors pronounced them [ e.g. Varak =Wauzak}. Usually I can confirm a misspelled name by names and ages of spouse and children. But here are two that still puzzle me: Would LESTINA sound something like LESHKENA when pronounced by a recent czech immigrant? And what might KOSTOK be as a czech name?My great aunt Josephine Lestina lived with an aunt and uncle, names no longer known by any living relative. I'm wondering if I can count her as "found' since they were living near other relatives. Or does anyone know of Andrew and Josephine KOSTOCK, AGES 50 AND 55 IN 1880, LIVING IN jOHNSON COUNTY iOWA IN 1880? Of course handwriting and transcription problems add to the confusion...
Thank you for any help. Mary

czech spelling for "kostok" in 1880 Iowa census?

mary schenken — 20 Mar 2006 8:58:14 GMT

Does anyone know of Andrew and Josephine "kostok", ages 50 and 55, listed in the Johnson county { Jefferson twp} 1880 census? The names of my relatives nearby were so badly misspelled that I don't believe that the spelling here is right. It appears that my great aunt and uncle , Josephine ,18, and john, 27, Lestina, spelled "leshkena" were living with them. {There is a long story about that.} I am hoping that someone familiar with czech spellings and pronunciation can help me guess if the Leshkena spelling could be the name Lestina, and what might be the "kostok" name in czech....
Thank you. Mary

Novaks and Hanouseks in Benton & Tama counties

Terri Malinowski — 15 Jan 2006 5:21:06 GMT

I am researching my great-grandparents, Joseph and Anna Hanousek and Joseph and Margaret Novak.

The Hanouseks came directly to Belle Plaine from Tabor, Bohemia, arriving in New York on the SS Westphalia April 12, 1881 with their children Franz, John and Anne.

The Novaks left Mlecice, Bohemia sometime in 1860 or 1861. Their first child George was born Dec. 1861 or 1862 in Canada, and the others, Alberrt, Catherine, twins Joseph and James, Rose and Emma, were born in Belle Plaine, I believe.

Does anyone have any information about these families?

vorak and dlouhy in johnson and linn counties

mschenken — 8 Mar 2006 11:36:42 GMT

AM I the first to use this board? I grew up in Cedar Rapids and miss the sweet sound of czech names. Soundex gives different codes for dvorak and vorak and silly alteratives such as dooley and dilly for Dlouhy. I've found some records spelled dlohe, dloha, and dlohea, and the voraks themselves used vorak, varak, and warak. I'm looking for immigration and naturalization records , the varaks in 1878 and the Dlouhys in 1867, and also I can't yet find census records before 1880, and for the varaks before 1900 which would help me look for naturalization records. Does anyone know of Lisnia, Moravia, 1878 ? Ive looked at old and recent maps with no luck yet

Rose Toman

Peggy Zant — 6 Nov 1998 12:00:00 GMT

Rose Toman was born Oct. 28, 1877 in Czechoslovakia, and came to the USA in 1922, according to her obit. She married my Great Grand Father (his 3rd marriage) about 1928 in Sioux City, IA, USA. She died Dec. 28, 1934 in Sioux City, IA of Breast Cancer.

IF anyone knows about the family, what ship she came over on, or any information, I would really appreciate the help.
Sincerely,

Peggy Zant