JOHN W. & JOSEPHINE HRADEK FAMILY

Contributed by Anna Nettles
© 2004

John HRADEK was born 1857 in Poland. He died in 1948. He married Josephine. She was born 1869 in Poland. She died 1948. Both died in Portland, Sumner Co., Tennessee. They are buried at Immanuel Cemetery (Bohemian Cemetery).

1920 US CENSUS Ed. 274 Cleveland, Ohio
HRADEK, John W. age 64 born 1855 Bohemia
Josephine wife 60 1860 Bohemia

1930 US Census SUMNER COUNTY Dist. 16 #80/92
HRADEK, John age 73 Born 1855 Bohemia speaks Czech/Imm. 1903
Josephine wife 60 married at 332 Born Bohemia

Their children were:

  1. Christiana HRADEK was born in 1891 in. Poland. She died May 26, 1979. Christiana married Joseph BURYSEK.

  2. Jerry HRADEK was born July 8, 1893 in Poland. He died October 20, 1968 in Salmons, Ky. Jerry married Bertha NESVARBA. Bertha was born 1892/6- (daughter of Josef and Mary NESVARBA). They had a daughter Virginia HRADEK who was born 1921. She married James Kratchoville.
    1930 US Census South SIMPSON County, KY. #166/156 Next to Nesvarba
    HRADEK, Jerry age 36 married at age 24 Born in Poland
    Bertha wife 34 22 Tenn.
    Virginia daughter 11 born in Tennessee

  3. Anna HRADEK was born 1900 in Poland. She married Joseph MAZANEC. Joseph was born 1892 and died 1954. They are both buried at the Immanuel Cemetery (Bohemian Cemetery).

  4. Emma HRADEK was born in 1901. She died in 1963. Emma married Reuben NESVARBA. Emma is buried at the Immanuel Cemetery (Bohemian Cemetery).

Information Sources: Immanuel Church records 1911-2001, Immanuel Cemetery Records; Personal Accounts of Immanuel Baptist Church Members : Esther Burysek Butler, Linda Petrasek, Lillian Vejr McGee, Marie (Mrs. John) Ferrett; Betty (Clyde) (Mrs. James) Holubicka; Milton & Bea Burysek.

U.S. Federal Census 1900- 1930; SSDI; LDS Mormon Records; US Immigration/Ships lists Tennessee and Kentucky Index; Tn. Newspaper files; Bohemian Records online; Ancestry.com online. Ohio death records 1958-2000 online.



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