Great Uncle John Dolezal

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:


Agnes recorded her knowledge of the family genealogy. Here it is in her handwriting.

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.

Four Generations of the Dolezal Family Tree (incomplete)
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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.

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