Josefa Drdek

Notes:

Daniel J. Murray of Saline, Michigan(themurer@comcast.net) is a Drdek descendant that was born in Cleveland. He had the family researched a few years ago which takes it back to the 17th century, and supplied the following information about Anna's father, who was the son of Jan DRDEK and Katerina HRUBY:

Jan came to the U.S. circa 1880

He was the third child, and Roman Catholic

1858-1863, Attended School

1867 TO 1871 - In Austrian Army

The area in and around Pisek, (Kostelec nad Vltavou being about 20 km north of Pisek) was the recruiting area for Infanterie-Regiment Number 11.

Id#: 0082821

Name: Drdek, John

Date: 1925

Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #021.

Notes: 1853 - 1925. age 72. Calvary Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.

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Drdek John DOA 8 437 Bohemia 4/1872 10/13/1880 Johan

Jan married Josefa Moudry on 2 Jun 1874 in Kostelec Nad Vltavou, Bohemia. Josefa was born on 7 Apr 1852 in Zahradka, Bohemia; died on 6 Feb 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daniel Murray (themurer@comcast.net) writes that Josefa was the daughter of Jan MOUDRY and Anna VOLFOVA, and Josefa was the oldest of 5 girls, four of them stepsisters. Josefa herself had ten children, six of whom survived into adulthood

Josefa Drdek found in:

Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s

Place: Baltimore Year: 1880

Age: 28

Primary immigrant: Drdek, Josefa

Permanent entry number: 4047911

Accession number: 9999941787

Source publication code: 206.7

Source publication page number: 35

Source publication: BACA, LEO. Czech Immigration Passenger Lists, Volume IX. Richardson, TX: Author, 1707 Woodcreek, Richardson, TX 75082, 1999. 210p.

Source annotation: Date and port of arrival. Country of origin and name of ship are also provided. Extracted from National Archives Microcopy 255, rolls 32 through 50 and Microcopy T844, rolls 1 through 15. Place of intended destination may also be provided.

Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index.

Notes:

Married:
Drdek John NB 16 425 Bohemia 4/25/1883. He married JOSEFA MOUDRY, married 2 Jun 1874 in KOSTELEC NAD VLTAVOU BY P.Martin Benak ., marriage bann 10., 17. AND 24.MAY in KOSTELEC NAD VLTAVOU.