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Jan Konicek (1854 - 1937)

Jan (John) Konicek
Born in Bohemiamap
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Husband of — married 13 Sep 1879 in Tama, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Died at age 82 in Oneida Township, Tama, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Biography

JOHN KONICEK, aka Jan or Johann, was born 11 Nov 1854[1] in Bohemia, the son of Joseph Konicek and Helena Janda.[2]

Johann, age 17, was listed in the Konicek family of eleven that departed Bremen, Germany and arrived in Baltimore, Maryland aboard the "SS Berlin" on 26 Jun 1871.[3] After arriving in America, the family set out for the midwest and settled in Marshall County, Iowa,[4] near Quarry.[1]

He married Barbara Hach[4] (1860–1923) on 13 Sep 1879 in Waltham, Tama County, Iowa.[5] They were married by Lemon B. Hix, their marriage recorded in Tama County Marriages, Book C, page 222.[6] They had the following children:[1]

  • James;
  • Charles;
  • Joseph;
  • Emil;
  • John;
  • George;
  • Louis;
  • Mary, m. Novak;
  • Lottie, m. Skorepka.

John died on 3 Feb 1937 in Oneida Township, Tama County, Iowa.[2] He is buried at National Cemetery in Vining, Tama County, Iowa.[7]

CENSUS and RESIDENCE HISTORY:

1880 • Le Grand, Marshall, Iowa, USA - Konick household: John 26 and Barbara 18.[8]
1885 • Oneida, Tama, Iowa, USA - Konicek household: John 30, Barbara 24, Joseph 5, Charles 3, and Vincent 2.[9]
1892 • Oneida, Tama, Iowa - owned land.[10]
1895 • Oneida, Tama, Iowa, USA - Konicek household: John 40, Barbara 34, Joseph 14, Charly 12, Vencel 10, Emil 8, Mary 7, and John 4.[11]
1900 • Oneida, Tama, Iowa, USA - Konicek household: John 45, Barbara 39, Amel 15, Mary 14, John 3, Lewis 5, and Lottie 2.[12]
1910 • Oneida, Tama, Iowa, USA - Konicek household: John 55, Barbaria 51, Joe 29, Jimmie 25, Amiel 23, Low 14, Lottie 12, and George 7.[13]
1916 • Oneida, Tama, Iowa, USA - farmer.[14]
1920 • Oneida, Tama, Iowa, USA - Konicek household: John 65, Barbara 61, Joseph B 38, Charles B 36, James B 34, and George B 18.[15]
1925 • Oneida, Tama, Iowa, USA - Konicek household: John 70 (widowed), Joseph B 44 (son), James B 42 (son), Charles B 43 (son). Lived on same farm as (or next door to): Emil 40 (son), Mrs. Emil 33, Fred J 11, Emil 8, Blanche 6, George 4, Georgetta 4, and Lester 1.[16]
1930 • Oneida, Tama, Iowa, USA - Konicek household: Joseph B 49 (son), Charles B 47 (son), James B 45 (son), and John 75.[17]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Obituary of John Konicek Sr., published in the Belle Plaine (Iowa) Union on 11 Feb 1937. See attached image.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-6CZH : 8 November 2017), John Konicek, 03 Feb 1937, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #8638, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821068.
  3. ↑ "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6L-HTMG : 15 March 2018), Helene Honicek, ; citing Immigration, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, NARA microfilm publications M255, M596, and T844 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL film 417,401.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Konicek, Joseph and Helen, page 2 of Bio written by Dorothy Vivian (Konicek) (Andrews) Conner and distributed at a Konicek Reunion in Elberon, per Dennis Andrews email.
  5. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJNW-BQK : 20 September 2017), John Konicek and Barbara Hack, 13 Sep 1879, Waltham, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,022,734.
  6. ↑ IAGenWeb - Marriage Index by Groom 1850-1880.
  7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 22 Sep 2019), memorial page for Jan Konicek (11 Nov 1854–3 Feb 1937), Find A Grave: Memorial #39572249, citing National Cemetery, Vining, Tama County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by James Tomlinson (contributor 46926553): headstone photo.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDL3-ZHH : 11 August 2017), John Konick, Quarry, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 283, sheet 72C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,355.
  9. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4DH-C2M : 10 March 2018), John Konicek, Oneida, Tama, Iowa; citing p. 6, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,185.
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. "U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918." [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Various publishers of County Land Ownership Atlases. Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Collection #: G&M_86; Roll #: 86.
  11. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQL-VJB : 11 March 2018), John Konicek, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing p. 529, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,184.
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9L2-MNG : accessed 23 September 2019), John Konicek, Oneida Township, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 139, sheet 5A, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,460.
  13. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9F-M16 : accessed 23 September 2019), John Konicek, Oneida, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 161, sheet 6A, family 107, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 424; FHL microfilm 1,374,437.
  14. ↑ "Directory of Some of the Leading Farmers of Tama County, Iowa From the 1916 Atlas of Tama County, Iowa" from IAGenWeb, transcribed by MaryAlice Schwanke.
  15. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMJ-3QY : accessed 23 September 2019), John Konicek, Oneida, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing ED 187, sheet 4A, line 2, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 513; FHL microfilm 1,820,513.
  16. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ7-GHZS : 16 March 2018), John Konicek in household of Joseph B Konicek, Tama, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing Tama, Tama, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,567.
  17. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKQ-P1S : accessed 23 September 2019), John Konicek in household of Joseph B Konicek, Oneida, Tama, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 5B, line 93, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 684; FHL microfilm 2,340,419.

See also:

  • Caldwell, Hon. J.R., comp. "A History of Tama County Iowa," Vol. II, Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1910. Online at HathiTrust, pages 937-938: Joseph Konicek.




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