First
Generation
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1. Frank
COUFAL.
Born in 1841 in Czechoslovakia. Immigrated on 2 Jun 1870 to Galveston, Texas.
on 21 Oct 1872 Washington Co.,Texas. Frank died aft 1900, he was 59. Occupation: Farmer.
Frank and
Terezie came to Texas June 2, 1870 aboard the Galveston. They then settled in Austin County,
Texas. Their three children came with them. Between 1880 and 1900,
they moved to Lavaca Co., Texas.
On Lavaca
County, Texas 1900 Census, Frank's last
name is spelled Zufahlc.
Research:
Subj:
Inquiry-Frank Coufal
Date: 05/09/2001
4:52:13 PM Central Daylight Time
From:
linda@rockdalereporter.com
(Linda Whorton)
Reply-to:
linda@rockdalereporter.com
To:
darlenbaker@cs.com
Darlene:
Your
inquiry about the grave of Frank Coufal was passed to me to answer.
Marie
has computer problems.
Here is
what she found out about Frank Coufal:
In the
"150 Years of Cemetery Records in Milam County", by Perry Holder,
there is
a listing for a Frantisek Coufal, 1840-1905, buried in the Oak
Hill
Cemetery
at
Cameron, Milam County, Texas. This possibly could be your Frank
Coufal.
Physical
description of this cemetery is as follows:
The Oak
Hill Cemetery is located two blocks south of the Milam County
Courthouse
in
Cameron, Texas.
There
are a total of 3,017 persons buried here and the cemetery is clean
and
well-kept.
The
earliest recorded burial was Martha Green's in 1859 and the earliest
recorded
birth
year was Cornelius Homan's in 1794. The oldest occupant, as of
this
writing,
is
Cornelia Octavia Vogel at 105 years of age. Ella Dobbins Hooks lived
to be
103.
E-mail
me at my home address if there are any questions.
Linda
Whorton
(home
address: wdwhorton@aol.com
In 1861
when Frank was 20, he married Terezie DUSEK, daughter of Vincenc DUSEK
(1815-1858) & Terezie CHALUPKA
(-1858). Born on 24 Aug 1838 in Czechoslovakia. Terezie died abt 1900, she was 61. Buried in Bila Hora
Cemetery.
They had
the following children:
2 i. Terezie
(1862-1965)
3 ii. Amalie
(1866-1956)
4 iii. Anna
(1868-1946)
Second
Generation
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Family
of Frank COUFAL (1) & Terezie DUSEK
2.
Terezie COUFAL.
Born on 26 Nov 1862 in Cermna, Cechy. Terezie died in Colorado County, Texas on
30 Oct 1965, she was 102. Buried in Bila Hora Cemetery, Lavaca County, Texas.
Occupation: Homemaker.
On 24 Nov
1884 when Terezie was 21, she married Josef VALCHAR, son of VALCHAR &
Katherine (1838-1910), in Lavaca County,
Texas. Born on 10 Apr 1864 in Johannova, Moravia. Josef died on 1 Nov 1939, he was 75. Buried in Bila Hora
Cemetery, Lavaca County, Texas.
They had
the following children:
i. Theresa. Born in 1886. Theresa died in 1961,
she was 75. Buried in Bila Hora Cemetery, Lavaca County, Texas.
Research:
Last
rites were held at Bila Hora, Nov. 30 for Mrs. Theresa Woytek, 75. Rev. F. J.
Kostonryz officiating.
Native
of Oakland, a daughter of Joseph and Theresa Valchar, in 1908 she married
Joseph Woytek, who died in 1948. They lived first at Oakland and Weimar,
farming then in 1918 they bought a farm near
Schulenburg. There they were farming till his death. Since then she lived with
Mr. and Mrs. John Fojt where she had her own home.
Survivors
include her 99 year old mother, Mrs. Theresa Valchar, six sisters, two brothers
and other relatives.
Posted
by Leroy Janda
In 1908
when Theresa was 22, she married John VOJTEK. Born in 1887. John died in 1943,
he was 56. Buried in Bila Hora Cemetery,
Lavaca County, Texas.
5 ii. Anna
Frantiska (1888-1982)
iii. Emilie Liduska. Born on 23 Jul 1890. Christened
on 26 Oct 1890 in near Sublime, Texas (most likely Wellersburg). on 8 Nov 1890.
Sponsors
for Emilie's Christening were Martin Mucela and Anna Mucela.
Emilie
Liduska married John FOJT.
6 iv. Jaroslaw
"Jerry" (1892-1966)
v. Vlasta. Born on 30 Sep 1894. Vlasta died in Sep 1974, she
was 79.
Vlasta married
John WOJTEK.
vi. Antonie. Born in 1898. Antonie died in 1929, she was 31. Buried in
Bila Hora Cemetery, Lavaca County, Texas.
7 vii. Anastasia
(1900-1957)
viii. Lydia. Born on 19 Apr 1902. Lydia died
in Mar 1977, she was 74.
Lydia
married Frank ROZNOVAK. Born on 22 Feb 1896. Frank died in Nov 1976, he was 80.
ix. Martha. Born on 17 Dec 1904. Martha died on 26 Aug 1988,
she was 83.
x. Henry. Born on 10 Jul 1909. Henry died on 8 Oct 1996, he
was 87.
The
children listed come from the 1900 Colorado Co., Texas Census.
3.
Amalie COUFAL.
Born on 20 Jun 1866 in Cermna, Cechy. Amalie died in Calhoun County, Texas on
19 Mar 1956, she was 89. Buried in Six Mile Cemetery, Calhoun, Texas.
Occupation: Homemaker.
Memories:
Grandma Machac sang songs in Czech to the kids. Lillian Elder fondly remembers a song about a girl on a bridge. She and her sister recently sang it as they were remembering the
times they has a children.
On 14 Dec
1886 when Amalie was 20, she married Martin MACHAC, in Lavaca County, Texas.
Born on 13 Oct 1868 in Johannova, Moravia. Martin died in Calhoun County, Texas
on 9 Feb 1932, he was 63. Buried in Six Mile Cemetery, Calhoun, Texas.
Immigrated on 15 Aug 1882. Naturalized on 23 Mar 1887 in Lavaca County, Texas.
Occupation: Farmer. Hobbies: Fishing.
Memories:
Lillian Machac Elder fondly remembers her Grandpa Machac always having treats
for the sick kids. At Christmas,
even though they didn't have much, The Machacs always had something for the
grandkids.
One
Chirstmas, they put little gifts in Walnut shells and glued the halves back
together. Lillian remembers getting a ring in hers.
Martin also had two boats: The Ruby Mae (named after his granddaughter),
and Baby Belle.
They had
the following children:
8 i. Anna
Mary (1886-)
9 ii. Frantisek
Josef (1887-1963)
iii. Josef Jaroslav. Born on 4 Feb 1889 in Oakland,
Texas. Josef Jaroslav died on 20 May 1946, he was 57. Buried in Six Mile
Cemetery, Calhoun, Texas. Christened on 28 Apr 1889 in Wellersberg, Lavaca
Co.,Texas. Hobbies: played a violin.
Sponsors
for Josef's christening were Josef and Theresie Valchar.
Memories:
Lillian Machac Elder, Joe's niece, remembers him being a wonderful violin
player. She fondly remembers him playing the song Over The Waves.
Josef
Jaroslav married Annie KABELA, daughter of KABELA. Born on 4 Nov 1897. Annie
died on 20 Dec 1976, she was 79. Buried
in Six Mile Cemetery, Calhoun, Texas.
Annie was
Sophie's sister.
10 iv. Edward
Martin (1891-1962)
v. Sophia. Born in May 1898.
Can not
find out what happened to Sophia. She may have died.
vi. Amalie. Amalie was baptized in Sublime, Lavaca , Texas in 1900. Born
on 16 Jan 1900. Amalie died on 19 Dec 1979, she was 79. Buried in Six Mile Cemetery,
Calhoun, Texas.
Memories:
All Lillian could say about her Aunt Mollie is that she was something else.
Amalie
first married Joe HURTIC.
Amalie
second married Robert MIKULA.
vii. Vlasta (Died as Child). Born on 21 Nov
1909. Vlasta died on 9 Feb 1910.
11 viii. Theresa/Terezie
Alzbeta (1892-1941)
ix. John. Born on 28 Mar 1894 in Sublime, Lavaca , Texas. John was
baptized in Bila Hora, Lavaca, Texas on 13 May 1894. Served in the military.
On John's
baptism certificate his name is Jan Antonin.
Military:
WWI, The American Legion
The children names come from the census
4. Anna
COUFAL.
Born on 7 Mar 1868 in Cermna, Cechy. Immigrated on 2 Jun 1870 to Galveston, Texas. Anna died in Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas
in 1946, she was 77. Buried in Six Mile Cemetery, Calhoun, Texas. Occupation: Homemaker. Religion: Presbyterian.
On 17 Dec
1893 when Anna was 25, she married Frank Joe ROKYTA Sr., son of unknown ROKYTA
& Anna BALUSEK, in Lavaca County, Texas. Born on 6 Aug 1870 in
Moravia,Austria. Immigrated on 20 Jun
1894 to Lavaca County, Texas. on 29 Oct
1894 Lavaca County, Texas. Naturalized
on 28 Nov 1905 in Calhoun County, Texas.
Frank Joe died in Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas in 1948, he was 77. Buried in Six Mile Cemetery, Calhoun, Texas.
Occupation: Farmer. Religion: Presbyterian/Lutheran.
Frank
arrived in Galveston on June 20, 1894 from Moravia.
They had
the following children:
12 i. Frank
Joe (1894-1964)
13 ii. Anna J.
(1897-1985)
iii. Millie (Died as Infant). Born in 1899.
Millie died in 1899.
14 iv. Joe
Martin (1907-1985)
Places of
Residence: Sublime, Lavaca , Texas
Six Mile,
Calhoun , Texas
Third
Generation
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Family
of Terezie COUFAL (2) & Josef VALCHAR
5. Anna
Frantiska VALCHAR.
Born on 23 Jun 1888 in Wellersberg, Lavaca Co.,Texas. Christened on 16 Sep 1888
in Wellersberg, Lavaca Co.,Texas. Anna Frantiska died in Feb 1982, she was 93.
Sponsors of
Anna Chirstening were Martin and Anna Mucela.
On 4 Nov
1913 when Anna Frantiska was 25, she married John FOJT, in Lavaca County,
Texas.
They had
the following children:
i. Wilma Vlasta
ii. Jaroslav
iii. Ervin
iv. Johnny
6.
Jaroslaw "Jerry" VALCHAR. Born on 30 Mar 1892. Jaroslaw
"Jerry" died in Weimar, Colorado. Texas
on 9 Jan 1966, he was 73.
VALCHAR
JOE JERRY
Lavaca
County Paper
Funeral
services were held in Weimar Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 12, for Jerry Joe
Valchar, 76. retired farmer who died
Sunday about 7 p.m. at Youens Hospital, after a stroke.
Valchar
a lifelong resident of that area, was first stricken Friday morning at his home
in the New Bielau community.
Rev.
Frank Kostohryz officiated in the services at Hubbard Funeral Home, assisted
by.Rev. Frank H. Horak, Jr., of Weimar
Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery here. Mr. Valchar was a member of the Czech Moravian Brethren Church in Vsetin.
Born
March 30, 1892, near Oakland he was a son of Joe and Theresa Coufal Valchar His
mother preceded him in death only the
past November at the age of 102.
He
married Miss Annie MalinovskY here on Oct. 2, 1916, and they settled in the Oakland
section. Mrs. Valchar died May 5, 1964
and Mr. Valchar moved to the farm of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ermis. at New Bielau.
Surviving
are two sons, Jerry E. Valchar of Temple and Johnnie J. Valchar of Albuquerque,
New Mexico; three daughters, Mrs. Frank
(Ruby) Rokvta of Victoria, Mrs. Andrew (Ollie) Kozlowski of Grand Rapids. Mich. and Ms. Julius (Milady)
Ermis of Weimar; 16 grandchildren; one brother, Henry of Oakland; and four sisters, Mrs. John (Annie)
Fojt of Weimar, Mrs John (Vlasta) Wojtek, Mrs. Frank (Lydia) Roznovak and Miss Martha Valchar all of Oakland. Six
sisters preceded him in death.
Posted by
Leroy Janda
On 2 Oct
1916 when Jaroslaw "Jerry" was 24, he married Annie MALINOVSKY, in
Wiemar, Colorado, Texas. Born on 22 Jul 1895. Annie died on 5 May 1964, she was
68.
They had
the following children:
i. Ruby Annie (1922-1987)
ii. Ollie A. (1925-2000)
iii. Milady Sylva
iv. Johnnie J.
v. Jerry Edward
7.
Anastasia VALCHAR.
Born on 25 Apr 1900. Anastasia died on 31 Jan 1957, she was 56. Religion:
Brethern.
Anastasia
was an active member in the Czech Moravian Brethern Church at Vsetin in Lavaca
Co.
On 24 Oct
1922 when Anastasia was 22, she married James A. DUSEK.
They had
one child:
i. Martha (1924-1984)
Family
of Amalie COUFAL (3) & Martin MACHAC
8. Anna
Mary MACHAC.
Born in 1886.
Anna Mary
married John BOMBEK.
They had
the following children:
i. Anna (1927-)
ii. Frank Charlie (1928-)
iii. John Anton (1926-)
iv. Lillie Mae (1930-)
v. Marvin (1932-)
Children's
names provided by Lillian Elder.
9.
Frantisek Josef MACHAC. Born on 1 May 1887 in Wellersberg, Lavaca Co.,Texas.
Christened on 21 Aug 1887 in Wellersberg,
Lavaca Co.,Texas. on 19 Apr 1888.
Frantisek Josef died in Apr 1963, he was 75.
Sponsors
for Frank's crhistening were Josef and Theresie Walchar (Valchar).
Frantisek
Josef married Anna.
They had
the following children:
i. John
ii. Eva
10.
Edward Martin MACHAC.
Born on 11 Jan 1891 in Oakland, Texas. Christened on 3 May 1891 in Wellersberg,
Lavaca Co.,Texas. on 8 Jun 1891. Edward
Martin died on 25 Dec 1962, he was 71. Buried
in Six Mile Cemetery, Calhoun, Texas. Occupation: Farmer and a fisherman.
Hobbies: Fishing.
Edward built
the boat Essay. He loved to fish. His daughter, Lillian, said that grandma told her that he never
went to school. He was always under a muddy bridge fishing.
Sponsors
for Edward's christening were Martin Mucela and wife Anna.
Memories:
Lillian remembers her father, Edward, built an ice box for fish. It was
made out of newspaper and wood. The
inside was lined with a sort of tin. He
put a block of ice in it.
Edward
Martin married Sophie KABELA, daughter of KABELA. Born on 1 Jun 1893 in Sweden,
Texas. Sophie died on 26 Mar 1971, she was 77. Buried in Six Mile Cemetery,
Calhoun, Texas. Occupation: Homemaker.
Sophie's
first name is spelled Zofie on her baptism papers.
Memories:
Sophie and the girls did most of the farming while Ed was fishing. -Lillian Elder
They had
the following children:
i. Lillian Sophie
ii. Ruby Mae
iii. Margie Ann (1919-1989)
iv. Pauline Evelyn
v. Edward Joseph (1926-1991)
11.
Theresa/Terezie Alzbeta MACHAC. Born on 20 Sep 1892 in Sublime, Lavaca ,
Texas. Theresa/Terezie Alzbeta died on 4
Apr 1941, she was 48. Buried on 6 Apr 1941 in Fannette, Texas. Christened on 27 Nov 1892 in Bila Hora, Lavaca
Co.,Texas.
Sponsors of
Terezie christening were Josef Valchar and his wife Terezie
The
christening records for Terezie report her birth to be October 1, 1892. Born in
Bila Hora, Lavaca Co, Texas.
Theresa/Terezie
Alzbeta married Charlie MICHNA.
They had
the following children:
i. Margaret
ii. Monroe
iii. Charles (Twin)
iv. Unnamed (Twin)
Family
of Anna COUFAL (4) & Frank Joe ROKYTA Sr.
12.
Frank Joe ROKYTA Jr.
Born on 20 Jun 1894 in Sublime, Lavaca , Texas. Frank Joe died in Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas on 28 Oct 1964, he was
70. Buried on 31 Oct 1964 in Six Mile Cemetery, Calhoun, Texas. Served in the military.
Frank and
Delphie were killed by a drunk driver.
On 15 Nov
1919 when Frank Joe was 25, he married Delphina HOLY, in Port Lavaca, Calhoun,
Texas. Delphina died on 28 Oct 1964 in Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas. Buried on
31 Oct 1964 in Six Mile Cemetery,
Calhoun, Texas.
They had
the following children:
i. Frank A. (1921-1987)
ii. Leo John
iii. Emil Joe
iv. Eileen (1934-1962)
v. Elsie
13. Anna
J. ROKYTA.
Born on 13 Feb 1897 in Sublime, Lavaca , Texas. Anna J. died in El Campo, Texas on 10 Feb 1985, she was 87. Buried in El
Campo, Texas.
On 14 Nov
1923 when Anna J. was 26, she married John VOJTEK, in Port Lavaca, Calhoun,
Texas. Born on 12 Nov 1889 in Lavaca
County, Texas. John died in El Campo, Texas on 12 Aug 1969, he was 79. Buried
in El Campo, Texas.
They had
the following children:
i. Millie (1925-)--deceased
ii. Olga
iii. Lillie Mae
14. Joe
Martin ROKYTA.
Born on 25 Oct 1907 in Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas. Joe Martin died in Port
Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas on 5 Apr 1985, he was 77. Buried in Six Mile Cemetery,
Calhoun, Texas. Occupation: Farmer,
Retired County worker. Religion: Presbyterian.
Joe loved
to fish and play music. He played the harmonica and the accordian. He also smoked a pipe and rolled his own
cigarettes.
On 25 Sep
1934 when Joe Martin was 26, he married Lillie Theresa PUSTEJOVSKY, daughter of
Josef PUSTEJOVSKY & Veronika MIKULENCAK, in Wiemar, Colorado, Texas. Born
on 4 Jan 1907. Lillie Theresa died in
Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas on 23 May 1992, she was 85. Buried in Six Mile Cemetery, Calhoun, Texas. Occupation:
Homemaker. Religion: Presbyterian.
Lillie
loved to bake and quilt. She also loved
to garden. She loved spending time with
her grandchildren. She made the best kolaches.
The author
remembers Lillie, her grandmother, always giving her Blue Bell chocolate ice
cream when her and her brother Brian would come and visit their grandparents.
Brian
Rokyta just loved his grandmother's poppyseed kolaches. No one could
make them like she did.
Lillie also
enjoyed her cat Orange. He was a
beautiful bob tailed cat.
They had
the following children:
i. Joseph Franklin
ii. Larry Julius
Sources
of information:
Ruby Mae
Rokyta Wilson
Lillian
Machac Elder
Larry
Rokyta
Darlene
Baker
Viola
Krizak Melnar
Also Lavaca Co., TX Records and Six Mile
Cemetery, Vsetin Cemtery, Bila Hora Cemetery
