Emilia Drdek

Notes:

Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #127. Notes: Kusta, Emily W., residence Northfield, O., formerly of 3474 East Blvd., beloved wife of George J., mother of Georglette Okragly, Dorothy Balint and Lois, grandmother of Tommy Okragly, sister of Mary Mahoney, Anna Jirousek, Edward Drdek and the late Katherine Poeta and Nettie Charvat. Saturday. Friends may call at A. Nosek & Sons Funeral Home, 3282 E. 55th St., where services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 1 p. m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society of Akron, O. She married GEORGE J. KUSTA, (son of VACLAV KUSTA and MARY BLAHA) died JULY 28, 1972 in FLORIDA, born 16 Mar 1891 in OHIO, occupation 1930 CENSUS MERCHANT - NOTIONS, occupation FORMER MAYOR-NORTHFIELD, OHIO, occupation 1910 CENSUS PRESSMAN-PRINTER.

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.