Generation No. 1
1. JOZEF1 STRAKA was born 18 Mar 1817 in Techoraz, Bohemia, and died
07 Jun 1883.
Notes for JOZEF STRAKA:
According to notes
Marilyn Geller has from her parents, William Straka Sr. had a sister, Anna
Morovitz. The 1880 Crawford County, WI
has a Joseph Straka, widower, listed
with a divorced daughter, Anna Morovitz and her son, Frank living with him.
More About JOZEF STRAKA:
Burial: St. Wenceslaus
Cemetery, Eastman, Crawford, WI
Children of JOZEF STRAKA are:
2. i. ANNA2 STRAKA, b. Abt.
1841.
3. ii. WILLIAM NICHOLAS STRAKA, SR., b. Sep 1844, Bohemia; d. 29 May 1933, Eastman ,
Crawford, WI.
Generation No. 2
2. ANNA2 STRAKA (JOZEF1) was born Abt. 1841.
She married FNU MOROVITZ.
Child of ANNA STRAKA and FNU MOROVITZ is:
i. FRANK3 MOROVITZ, b. Abt.
1862.
3. WILLIAM NICHOLAS2 STRAKA, SR. (JOZEF1) was born Sep 1844 in Bohemia, and died 29 May 1933 in
Eastman , Crawford, WI. He married BARBARA SWEDENSKY 11 Feb
1873 in Chicago, Cook, IL, daughter of FRANK SWEDENSKY and BARBARA BENHART. She was born
05 Dec 1849 in Bohemia, and died 27 Dec 1924 in Eastman, Crawford, WI.
Notes for WILLIAM NICHOLAS STRAKA, SR.:
Cival War Veteran According to the death records in Prairie
de Chien, WI, William was 88 yrs, 8 mos
at time of death, which was May 29, 1933. The records indicate he was born in
Bohemia, and does
not give parents
names. 1900 U.S. Census for Crawford
County, Seneca Township, WI, states William immigrated to the USA in 1861. .
More About WILLIAM NICHOLAS STRAKA, SR.:
Burial: Eastman,
Crawford, WI Eastman National Cemetery
Cause of Death:
senility
Notes for BARBARA SWEDENSKY:
US Census of 1870 in
Chicago, Cook 9th ward, IL, indicates Barbara immigrated to the US 1855. The
1900 Census in WI, Crawford Cty, town of Seneca also states she imigrated in
1855.
More About BARBARA SWEDENSKY:
Burial: Eastman,
Crawford , WI Eastman National
Cemetery
Children of WILLIAM STRAKA and BARBARA SWEDENSKY are:
i. WILLIAM3 STRAKA, b. 1879; d.
1880.
More About WILLIAM STRAKA:
Burial: St. Wenceslaus
Cemetery, Eastman, Crawford, WI
4. ii. TEONA STRAKA, b. 26 Jan 1882, Eastman, Crawford, WI; d. 18 Sep
1965, Plymouth, Cerra Gordo, IA.
5. iii. ANNA B. STRAKA, b. 15 Mar 1885, Eastman, Crawford, WI; d. Jun 1977,
Plymouth, Cerro Gordo, IA.
iv. WILLIAM NICHOLAS STRAKA JR., b. 10 Jul 1886, Eastman, Crawford, WI; d. 25 Dec
1937, Eastman, Crawford, WI; m. ANNA L. BLAHNA, 02 Jun 1917, Eastman, Crawford, WI; b. 01 Nov 1891,
Eastman, Crawford, WI; d. 20 Mar 1967, Prairie du Chein, Crawford, WI.
Notes for WILLIAM NICHOLAS STRAKA JR.:
William was a WWI
veteran.
More About WILLIAM NICHOLAS STRAKA JR.:
Burial: 28 Dec 1937,
Eastman, Crawford, WI Eastman National
Cemetery
Cause of Death:
Coronary occlusion, arterio scleroses
More About ANNA L. BLAHNA:
Burial: 25 Mar 1967,
Eastman, Crawford, WI Eastman National
Cemetery
Cause of Death: natural
causes
6. v. JULIA STRAKA, b. 08 Aug 1889, Eastman, Crawford, WI; d. 10 Jan 1985, Mason City, Cerro
Gordo, Iowa.
7. vi. LILLIAN ELNORA STRAKA, b. 27 Sep 1891, Eastman, Crawford, WI; d. 05 Jan 1941, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN.
Generation No. 3
4. TEONA3 STRAKA (WILLIAM NICHOLAS2, JOZEF1) was born
26 Jan 1882 in Eastman, Crawford, WI, and died 18 Sep 1965 in Plymouth, Cerra
Gordo, IA. She married ROBERT SAMUEL WILLFORD 20 Oct
1909 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo,
IA. He was born 18 Dec 1884 in
Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, and died 17 Jan 1969
in Mason City, Cerra Gordo, IA.
Children of TEONA STRAKA and ROBERT WILLFORD are:
i. DUWARD D.4 WILLFORD, b. 28 Feb
1910, Plymouth, Cerro Gordo, IA; d. Dec 1978, Sioux City, Woodbury, IA.
8. ii. DORIS DRUCILLA WILLFORD, b. 20 Oct 1912, Plymouth, Cerro Gordo, IA; d. 23 Jan
1977, Russellville, Pope, Arkansas.
iii. DONALD W. WILLFORD, b. 1916, Plymouth, Cerro Gordo, IA.
9. iv. DOROTHY W. WILLFORD, b. 17 Jul 1917, Plymouth, Cerro Gordo, IA; d. 26 Jan
1999, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA.
v. ROBERT WILLFORD, b. 12 May 1921, Plymouth, Cerro Gordo, IA; d. Jun
1978, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; m. LAVONNE LNU; b. 19
Apr 1925.
5. ANNA B.3 STRAKA (WILLIAM NICHOLAS2, JOZEF1) was born
15 Mar 1885 in Eastman, Crawford, WI, and died Jun 1977 in Plymouth, Cerro
Gordo, IA. She married JOHN REZAB 15 Nov 1911
in Plymouth, Cerra Gordo, IA. He was
born 22 Jun 1883, and died Mar 1974 in Plymouth, Cerro Gordo, IA.
Children of ANNA STRAKA and JOHN REZAB are:
i. NORMAN4 REZAB.
ii. LELAND REZAB.
10. iii. WESLEY ARNOLD REZAB, b. 25 Nov 1912, Plymouth, Cerro Gordo, IA.
iv. LAVONNE REZAB, b. 1914, Plymouth, Cerro Gordo, IA.
6. JULIA3 STRAKA (WILLIAM NICHOLAS2, JOZEF1) was born
08 Aug 1889 in Eastman, Crawford, WI,
and died 10 Jan 1985 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.
She married (1) FRANK BARNEY. He was born
10 Jan 1894, and died Jun 1967 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa. She married (2) CLAUDE WILLEY.
More About JULIA STRAKA:
Burial: 14 Jan 1985,
Oakwood Cemetery, Plymouth, Cerro
Gordo, Iowa
Children of JULIA STRAKA and FRANK BARNEY are:
i. MAXINE4 BARNEY, b. 05 Sep
1918; d. 23 Aug 1982.
11. ii. LAURINE BARNEY, b. 09 Jan 1920, Fullerton, CA.
iii. WILMA LUCILLE BARNEY, b. 22 Feb 1922, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; d. 20
Aug 1986, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; m. WILLIAM RADAMACHER.
More About WILMA LUCILLE BARNEY:
Burial: Charles City,
Floyd, IA
7. LILLIAN ELNORA3 STRAKA (WILLIAM NICHOLAS2, JOZEF1) was born
27 Sep 1891 in Eastman, Crawford, WI,
and died 05 Jan 1941 in Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN. She married HORACE ELI GRAVES 14 Dec 1910
in Plymouth, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, son of WILLIAM GRAVES and ELIZABETH HOLDEN. He was born 26 Jul 1888 in Plymouth, Cerro
Gordo, IA, and died 19 Jul 1972 in Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN.
Notes for LILLIAN ELNORA STRAKA:
worked as a cook at
the county farm in Grand Rapids, MN
More About LILLIAN ELNORA STRAKA:
Burial: 08 Jan 1941,
Itasca-Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids,
Itasca, MN
Cause of Death:
Addisons disease
Notes for HORACE ELI GRAVES:
Horace worked on the
RR at the time of Lillian Graves death in 1941
More About HORACE ELI GRAVES:
Burial: 22 Jul 1972,
Itasca-Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN
Children of LILLIAN STRAKA and HORACE GRAVES are:
12. i. HARRIET ELNORA4 GRAVES, b. 15 Jan
1912, Plymouth, Cerra Gordo, IA; d. 27 Nov 1963, Spring Lake, Itasca, MN.
13. ii. GENEVIEVE MAE GRAVES, b. 08 Jul 1915, Plymouth, Cerra Gordo, IA; d. 23 Nov
1999, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN.
iii. WILLIAM CLEVELAND GRAVES, b. 06 Feb 1920, Plymouth, Cerra Gordo, IA; d. 23 Nov
1985, Radcliff, Hardin, Ky; m. MILDRED JUANITA RITCHEY, 22 Aug
1959, Indianapolis, Marion, IN; b. 29
Nov 1909, Indianapolis, Marion, IN; d.
24 Aug 1992, Indianapolis, Marion, IN.
Notes for WILLIAM CLEVELAND GRAVES:
Sgt US Army WWII
More About WILLIAM CLEVELAND GRAVES:
Burial: 27 Nov 1985,
Itasca-Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids,
Itasca, MN
More About MILDRED JUANITA RITCHEY:
Burial: Washington Park
East Cemetery, Indianapolis,
Marion, IN
