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    Frantisek ZAJICEK

    Frantisek ZAJICEK

    Male 1828 - 1915  (87 years)

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    • Name Frantisek ZAJICEK  [1
      Born 17 May 1828  Bujesily 6, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Gender Male 
      Residence 1864  Bujesily, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Frantisek Zajicek sells his house in Bujesily in 1864, per Jan Zajicek. 
      Residence 1862-1864  Chric 1, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Residence for the birth of Frantisek (28.2.1862) and Josefa (7.10.1864) 
      Residence 1867-1870  Vranov 1, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Residence for the birth of Barbora (1867) and Marii (1870) 
      Immigration 28 Jul 1883  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Came with his wife and 3 daughters. 

      • Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
        Name: Franz Zajiceck
        Year: 1883
        Age: 55
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
        Place: New York, New York
        Source Publication Code: 206.4
        Primary Immigrant: Zajiceck, Franz


        Source Bibliography:

        BACA, LEO. Czech Immigration Passenger Lists: New York Passenger Lists. Richardson, TX: Author, 1707 Woodcreek, Richardson, TX 75082, 1995. Page: 250

        Source Citation: Place: New York, New York; Year: 1883; Page Number: 250.

        Source Information:

        Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
        Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.

      • Leo Baca's Czech Immigration Passenger Lists:

        Surname: ZAJICECK - from Leo Baca's Czech immigration passenger lists
        First Name: Franz
        Age: 55
        Other Family Members: Marie 50
        Departure Country: Bohemia
        Ship: Habsburg View ALL Czech passengers that arrived on this specific ship

        Arrival Date: 28 July 1883
        Arrival Port: New York
        Destination: Kansas
        Volume: 6
      Immigration documentation for Frantisek Zajicek from Baca's
      Immigration documentation for Frantisek Zajicek from Baca's
      Frantisek Zajicek and his wife and 3 daughters in 1883
      Census 1900  1618 W. 22nd St Chicago, Cook County, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
      1900 Census for Frank (1828) and Marie Zajicek in Chicago
      1900 Census for Frank (1828) and Marie Zajicek in Chicago
      Census 1910  3225 W. 22nd St, Chicago, Cook County, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
      1910 Census Frank Zajicek 1828 plus Frank Tellin plus Joseph Zajicek family Illinois
      1910 Census Frank Zajicek 1828 plus Frank Tellin plus Joseph Zajicek family Illinois
      Died 6 Nov 1915  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Death Certificate for Frank Zajicek 1828-1915
      Death Certificate for Frank Zajicek 1828-1915
      Obituary for Frantisek Zajicek from Denni Hlasatel
      Obituary for Frantisek Zajicek from Denni Hlasatel
      Czech Obituary for Frantisek ZAJICEK

      To relatives friends and acquaintances announce that the father, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather Frantisek Zajicek, died Saturday, 6 November 1915 on the 12th midday hours. Rozen was Bujesily, district Kralovice Bohemia. belonged to the Order Jiri Washington, No. 22 C. The BP J. dwell in this country 33 years. Odbyvan funeral will be on Tuesday, November 9 by 1 afternoon from the house of mourning, 3225 On the 22 st Ceskonarodni cemetery in cars, PEEIs pohrobnika, brother John Zajicek. In silent sympathy:

      JOSEF and FRANK, sons, ANNA KUPKA from Kalona, IA, JOSEFA KRISTUFEK, BARBORA LUSK and MARIE KLENHAUS, daughters in Chicago, brothers JOHN and VACLAV in Chicago and VOJTECH in Uhrach, ANNA HOLUB in Iowa City, BARBORA TELLIN in Cedar Rapids, IA and FRANTISKA, sisters, ANNA and MARIE ZAJICEK, daughters in law, ANTON KUPKA, JOSEF KRISTUFEK, JOSEF LUSK and VACLAV KLENHAUS, sons in law, FRANK TELLIN, brother in law and other friends.

      Those who are mini funeral sucastniti, let 'kindly log in the house of mourning, or at pohrobnika Jana Zahicka. 1313 zap. 19th street address, telephone Canal 844-8 hours tonight
      Buried 9 Nov 1915  Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Headstone for Frantisek Zajicek (1828) & Marie Ernetovou Z (1833)
      Headstone for Frantisek Zajicek (1828) & Marie Ernetovou Z (1833)
      Bohemian National Cemetery
      Person ID I7547  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 5 Jan 2014 

      Father Frantisek ZAJICEK,   b. 21 Nov 1808, House #5, Lhotka, Near Radnice, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1881, English River, Washington, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
      Mother Anna NOVAKOVA,   b. 18 Mar 1799, Nemcovice 4, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1879, English River, Washington, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
      Married 22 Apr 1828  [1
      Family ID F2631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Maria ERNATOVA,   b. 16 May 1833, Lhotka 16, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1907, 1618 W. 22nd St Chicago, Cook County, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
      Married 26 Nov 1855  Lhotka 16, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
      Marriage of Frantisek Zajicek ans Marie Ernatova in 1855
      Marriage of Frantisek Zajicek ans Marie Ernatova in 1855
      Children 
       1. Anna ZAJICEK,   b. 2 Feb 1856,   d. 25 Apr 1916, English River, Washington, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
       2. Josef ZAJICEK,   b. 17 Jan 1860, Prasny Ujezd, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1919, 3225 W. 22nd St, Chicago, Cook County, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
      +3. Frantisek ZAJICEK,   b. 28 Feb 1862, Chric 1, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1925, Riverside, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
      +4. Josefa "Josephine ZAJICKOVA,   b. 7 Oct 1864, Chric 1, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1946, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
      +5. Barbora ZAJICKOVA,   b. 7 Jul 1867, Vranov 1, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1929, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
      +6. Marie ZAJICKOVA,   b. 16 Mar 1870, Vranov 1, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1927, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
      Last Modified 17 May 2018 
      Family ID F2633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 May 1828 - Bujesily 6, Czech Republic Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Nov 1855 - Lhotka 16, Czech Republic Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Frantisek Zajicek sells his house in Bujesily in 1864, per Jan Zajicek. - 1864 - Bujesily, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Residence for the birth of Frantisek (28.2.1862) and Josefa (7.10.1864) - 1862-1864 - Chric 1, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Residence for the birth of Barbora (1867) and Marii (1870) - 1867-1870 - Vranov 1, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsImmigration - Came with his wife and 3 daughters. - 28 Jul 1883 - New York, New York Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - 1618 W. 22nd St Chicago, Cook County, IL Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - 3225 W. 22nd St, Chicago, Cook County, IL Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Nov 1915 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Nov 1915 - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Photos
      Zajicek Family Tree Page 1
      Zajicek Family Tree Page 1
      Provided and compiled by Jan Zajicek (Czech Republic) in February 2013
      Zajicek Family Tree Page 2
      Zajicek Family Tree Page 2
      Compiled and Prepared by Jan Zajicek (Czech Republic) in February 2013
      Frantisek Zajicek Woodcarver Image 1
      Frantisek Zajicek Woodcarver Image 1
      from Coffeemom's family tree on Ancestry.com
      http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16354086/person/367135564
      Frantisek Zajicek Woodcarver Image 2
      Frantisek Zajicek Woodcarver Image 2
      from Coffeemom's family tree on Ancestry.com
      http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16354086/person/367135564
      Frantisek Zajicek Woodcarver Image 3
      Frantisek Zajicek Woodcarver Image 3
      from Coffeemom's family tree on Ancestry.com
      http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16354086/person/367135564
      Frantisek Zajicek Woodcarver Image 4
      Frantisek Zajicek Woodcarver Image 4
      from Coffeemom's family tree on Ancestry.com
      http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16354086/person/367135564

      Documents
      Family Tree for Frantisek Zajicek, 1808, Bujesily #6
      Family Tree for Frantisek Zajicek, 1808, Bujesily #6
      Compiled and prepared by Jan Zajicek, (Nyrany, Czech Republic) in May 2013.

    • Notes 
      • Notes on Frantisek Zajicek (5-17-1828) (Referred to as ?Wood Carver?)
        In assigning this particular individual as the correct Frantisek Zajicek, I have had to accept certain data as confirming this person. However, there is considerable information that is in conflict, or does not support this conclusion. At the present time, I believe that the supporting information is adequate enough to enter him and his descendents. Below is an analysis of the supporting and conflicting information:

        Supporting:

        1. Immigration data from July 1883 supports the birth information that was provided by Jan Zajicek who researched the original birth records in the archives in Pilzen, Czech Republic.
        Individual Ship Manifest
        Frantisek Z 55 thus 1828 1828 Per Jan Z
        Marie Z 50 thus 1833 Per 1900 census, she is 5 yrs younger than Fr.

        2. DNA: DNA evidence from a direct descendent of Wood Carver is a 96% match with a descendent of Vaclav Zajicek (1813)

        3. In the 1910 census, Frank Tellin Jr. is living with Frantisek (Wood Carver) and his son Frank Sr. in Chicago. Frank Tellin is the child of Barbora Zajicek Tellin (sister to Frantisek Wood Carver). This brings these families together.

        4. The 1900 census shows that Marie, in response to ?how many children have you given birth to, and how many are still alive?? she responds ?6?. This is consistent with all that we know about this family. We have the names of 6 children. The oldest would be Anna (later marries Anthony Kupka) (Also another connection to the Frank 1808 and Anna Zajicek living in Washington County, Iowa) whose birth year is 1856. This is in the year following the marriage of Frantisek (Woodcarver) and Marie Ernetovou in 1855. I believe this also corroborates that Marie, who is still living with Frank in Chicago in the 1900 census is the one and only wife to Frantisek.

        5. At first, I thought this was a conflicting piece of information, but I now believe it is supporting. Joseph Zajicek (1861), son of Frantisek Woodcarver, has his birth location as Kralovice instead of Bujesily. However, Kralovice is only 15.2 km from Bujesily. It appears to be a larger town. So, he may have actually been born there, or he listed it because the Kralovice has better name recognition. Or, when his father sells their home in Bujesily in 1864, we don't know where the family lived until 1869 when Frantisek (1808) and many family members moved to the U.S. They may very likely have lived in Kralovice during that time.


        Conflicts:

        1. Many documents list the maiden name for Marie, wife of Frank Zajicek (Woodcarver) as Novakova. Jan Zajicek documents that the correct maiden name is Ernetovou. I believe the error arose because Frantisek?s mother?s maiden name was Novakova, but it is still an inconsistency.

        2. The birth dates for Frank and Marie on the 1900 census and 1910 census (and subsequently their headstones) do not agree with those provided by Jan Zajicek. In addition, the date of marriage that is extrapolated from the 1900 (32 years) would be 1868. This is very confusing. If they had only been married for 32 years, that would place their marriage date well after the birth years of several of their children. However, I believe I have established that Marie was, indeed, the mother of six children.

        3. Frantisek Zajicek appears to have made his living as a carpenter and woodcarver in the U.S. In Bohemia, the only records for Frantisek that can be found by Jan Zajicek indicate that he worked as a steward or manager on an agricultural farm. This may or may not be an actual discrepancy.

      • 1900 United States Federal Census

        Address: 1618 W. 22nd St Chicago, Cook County, IL

        Name: Frank Zajicik [Frank Zajicek]
        Age: 60
        Birth Date: Sep 1839
        Birthplace: Bohemia
        Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois
        Race: White
        Gender: Male
        Immigration Year: 1883
        Relation to Head of House: Head
        Marital Status: Married
        Spouse's Name: Marie Zajicik
        Marriage Year: 1868
        Years Married: 32
        Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
        Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
        Occupation: Woodcarver
        Household Members:
        Name Age
        Frank Zajicik 60
        Marie Zajicik 55

        Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 256; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0286; FHL microfilm: 1240256.

      • 1910 United States Federal Census
        Address: 3225 W. 22nd St, Chicago, Cook County, IL

        Name: Frank Zajicek
        Age in 1910: 82
        Birth Year: abt 1828
        Birthplace: Austria

        Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
        Race: White
        Gender: Male
        Immigration Year: 1883
        Relation to Head of House: Father
        Marital Status: Widowed
        Father's Birthplace: Austria
        Mother's Birthplace: Austria
        Household Members:
        Name Age
        Joseph Zajicek Jr 50
        Anna Zajicek 44
        Adolph Zajicek 21
        Joseph Zajicek Jr 15
        Jaroslav Zajicek 12
        Viola Zajicek 4
        Frank Zajicek 82
        Frank Tellin 21
        Mary Sesmelik 22

        Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_253; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0603; FHL microfilm: 1374266.


      • Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922
        Name: Frank Zajicek
        Birth Date: 1838
        Birth Place: Bohemia
        Death Date: 6 Nov 1915
        Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
        Burial Date: 9 Nov 1915
        Cemetery Name: Bohemian National Cemetery
        Death Age: 82
        Occupation: Retired carpenter
        Race: White
        Marital Status: Widowed
        Gender: Male
        Father Name: Frank Zajicek
        Father Birth Place: Bohemia
        Mother Birth Place: Bohemia
        FHL Film Number: 1287558
        Source Information:

        Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

    • Sources 
      1. [S1102] Zajicek Family Tree.

      2. [S1161] Death Certificate for Frank Zajicek.

      3. [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Radnice (RO) 17: Page 289 of 368.
        Marriage of Frantisek Zajicek and Marie Ernatova in 1855. actual image at:http://portafontium.cz/iipimage/30067803/radnice-ro-17_2880-o?x=69&y=86&w=786&h=316