Matej Kristufek is the oldest son of Matej Kristufek Sr.
(1788) and Lidmilla Krejci (1794) to survive to adulthood. Matej was born on Dec 30, 1816 at Talin 18
in Talin, South Bohemia, after his parents' first two children died as infants. Matej didn't marry until he was almost 40 years old,
wedding Anna Kolar of nearby Smrkovice on Jan 29, 1856.
Anna Kolar was born on Jul 24, 1831 to Vincenc Kolar and Alzbeta Smola. Anna Kolar had two children before her marriage to Matej, which may have been his, although no father is listed on the local birth records. Josef Kolar (1850-1852) and Maria Kolar (1854-1854) both died before the marriage however.
Anna Kolar was born on Jul 24, 1831 to Vincenc Kolar and Alzbeta Smola. Anna Kolar had two children before her marriage to Matej, which may have been his, although no father is listed on the local birth records. Josef Kolar (1850-1852) and Maria Kolar (1854-1854) both died before the marriage however.
The following year after their marriage, their son Matej
Kristufek was born on Aug 14, 1857. Anna Kolar Kristufek had three other
children in Bohemia who died as children: Frantisek (1859), Anna (1863) and
Alzbeta (1865). Soon after the death of their two year old daughter Alzbeta
in 1867, Matej, Anna and their surviving son Matej traveled from South Bohemia to Chicago. Upon
arrival, Matej stayed with his younger brother Jakub Kristufek (1826) before
settling with his family at 759 Allport.
Once settled in the US, Anna Kolar Kristufek gave birth to a
son George on June 16, 1870 and another daughter named Anna in July of 1874. Matej and his son spent this period working as laborers, most likely in lumber yards.
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| Son George Kristufek (1870-1944) in undated photo. |
On April 16, 1882, their eldest son Matej married Rose Nemec. Matej and Rose had five children: James Kristufek (1885), Otto Chonel Kristufek (1887), George Kristufek (1890), Edward Kristufek (1893) and William Kristufek (1896).
In the fall of 1883, Anna Kolar's younger sister Marie Kolar Skala arrived in Chicago with her husband Vaclav Skala and their son Vaclav Jr. (1880-1887), soon after the death of their infant son Tomas Skala in March 1883. They sailed on the ship Harmonia from Bremen, Germany arriving in New York City on Oct 9, 1883. They stayed at 759 Allport when they first arrived. According to Census records had one child (out of three) live to adulthood, although no direct record has been found..
On Mar 21, 1887, son George Kristufek married Mary Prihoda.
George and Mary had three daughters: Helena Kristufek (1891), Anna Theresa Kristufek
(1893) and Christine Margaret Kristufek (1895).
Matej Kristufek died on Dec 22, 1891 and is listed on the family monument in the Bohemian National Cemetery next to the Kolar mausoleum. However, he is listed, along with Anna Kolar and their daughter Anna's family on the burial card at St. Adalbert Cemetery in Niles, IL.
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| Matej Krystufek plot, front partially submerged. Anton Kolar plot (not pictured) at left. |
Three years later, his
youngest daughter Anna Kristufek married Emanuel Spevak on Aug 28, 1894. Anna
and Emanuel had three children: Tillie Spevak (1895), Edward Frank Spevak
(1898) and Emanuel Spevak (1901). They are buried in St. Adalbert Cemetery.
Matej’s son Matej died on Sep 12, 1896 of Typhoid Fever and
was buried at the Bohemian National Cemetery. Anna Kolar Kristufek died of heart disease on May
8, 1919 and according to her death record is buried at St. Adalbert Cemetery.
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| About 1913. Son George Kristufek with his wife Mary, mother-in-law Theresa, grown daughters Anna Theresa and Christine and granddaughter Helen Dvorak. |
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