The following comes from a book called the History of Starke County published about 1915.
The following also appeared in the History of Starke County:
From various sources accumulated for this effort, the following is a rough sketch of four generations of the Dolezal Family tree beginning with Albert Dolezal. If anyone has additional information or a correction, please send it. Most of the personal information comes from the History of Starke County book article displayed above. Some sources conflict slightly.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Albert Dolezal (Anna Sima) [Albert lived entire life in Bohemia, died 1867, age 45. Anna died in Freeport, IL, age 75, Catholic] John Dolezal (Sophia Rouch) [John born near Prague 8/19/1859, immigrated to Chicago 1874, bought SP store 1898, Republican, Mason, Odd Fellow] [Sophia born in Illinois, died at San Pierre 1904, age 35, Catholic] Josephine (Joseph Cesal) [Farmed near San Pierre] George Cesal Blanche Otto Cesal Ellen Henry (Antoinette Welsh) [Bookkeeper in Chicago] Elmer Dolezal Rosa (John Kehler) [San Pierre] Monica [Lived in Austin, Texas] Otto Dolezal [Father John’s business partner, Mason] Duane Dolezal [Became partner in store, continued with Francis until store burned. Died in 1990’s. Has son, Brad.] Bessie (Harry R. Stalbaum) [Bessie born 9/12/1891, died 11/7/79. Harry born 6/7/1891, died 1/24/68. Lived at Tefft] Virgil Stalbaum [No children] John Dolezal [Associated with father John and brother Otto in San Pierre store. Died 1953] Francis Dolezal [Became partners with Otto in Dolezal’s Shopping Center in San Pierre after his fathers’s death in 1953.] Helen [Born 6/15/1898, never married, lived next to store in San Pierre until house burned with store, died 10/3/1992] [John’s 2nd wife Anna Gray Dousek, widow of Frank Dousek, from Milwaukee, lived in Chicago. Her daughter Pauline, wed Jesse Eberhardt of San Pierre] Robert Dolezal [Son of John and Anna, lived in Iowa] John Robert (?) 1 Daughter Anna (Frank Gray) [Immigrated with her mother Anna, moved from Chicago to Idaho] 3 Sons 5 Daughters James Dolezal (Frances) [James died 7/3/1905, age 62. Frances died 10/6/1909, age 59] Anna (John Holub) [Lived in Chicago] Bessie Frank Holub John Holub Joseph Dolezal (Anna Pesta) [Born 4/16/1876(*See Footnote) in Czechoslovakia, married Anna 1896, died 12/27/1938. Anna born 1879, died 1902] Bessie (Joseph Vanek) Emma (Robert Phillips) Edward Dolezal (Selma Hoppe) [Joseph’s second wife, Blanche Pesta, no known relation to Anna, married 1/24/05. Blanche born 1887, died 1972] Lillian (William Gehring) Helen (John Woytinek) Joseph Dolezal (Lillian ‘Dimps’ Pixey) Ralph Dolezal (Leona Henning) Agnes (Joseph Origer) Mildred (Claude Akers) Cyril Dolezal (Alice Lucas) Frank (Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Vessely) [Frank W, 1888 - 1951, Bessie T, 1888 - 1973, lived at San Pierre] Frank Dolezal (Marie Bartunek) Mary Ben Dolezal (Mary Ann) [Mary Ann was the widow of James Gehring, son of William and Lillian Dolezal Gehring, listed above.] Art Dolezal (Jeanne Schima) Norbert Dolezal Rudolph Dolezal Ann Dolezal (Frank Krivanek) Joseph Dolezal (Donna) George Dolezal (Dorothy Krivanek) Mary (Joseph Siska) [Lived at Gilman, Illinois] John Dolezal (Eleanor Koza) [Had a business in North Judson] Virgil Dolezal Thomas Dolezal Loretta (Patrick Kelly) [Lived at Michigan City; died 1994] Edna Dolezal [Died 2006. Buried in St. Jacob Cem, North Judson] Charles Dolezal Donald Dolezal Barbara (Frank Zakostelsky) [Lived at Brems] George Zakostelsky Richard Zakostelsky Leonard Zakostelsky Walter Zakostelsky Eleanor Josephine (Joseph Vessely) [Lived at Gary] Mary Joseph Vessely James Dolezal (Mary Kays or Isetta Kase) [Lived in Michigan, **See Footnote below] Gene Dolezal Gerald Dolezal Bernard Dolezal Joseph Dolezal James Dolezal Margaret Frances (John Krivanek) [Lived at Berwyn, Illinois] Art Krivanek *Joseph’s petition for naturalization lists his birthdate as 3/16/1876; His obituary lists his birthdate as 4/16/1876 ** Found two different names listed for the wife of James. A tombstone with the name Mary Kays, located near the other Dolezal stones at the northwest corner of All Saints Cemetery at San Pierre, lists a birth date of 1/22/1865 and death date of 12/30/1901.