Tomas Krystufek (1751-1809)

Tomas Krystufek was a farmer who lived at #18 in the village of Talin in the Pisek District of South Bohemia from the mid 18th century to the early 19th centuiry. Born on Dec 10,1751, he was one of five sons of Vojtcech Krystufek and his first wife Alzbeta.

Tomas is significant to Talin 18 because his descendants, first through his son Matej and later through his older daughter Anna, lived at this house for most of the 19th Century. And he is the grandfather of at least four of the original Kristufek settlers in Chicago in the mid 1800s.

Tomas was married to Veronica Koza of Milenovice, South Bohemia (born 31 Dec 1758) and had at least six children of his own. Tomas Krystufek died on June 9, 1809. His known children were:

Alzbeta Krystufek (born about 1781 - 19 Mar 1843). Lived and died in Talin, never married. Had one known son Frantisek Krystufek (born 9 Oct 1813) with unknown man.

Anna Krystufek (22 Jul 1785 - 4 Jan 1847) Born in Talin. Married Matej Koza of Talin (Abt 1788 - 17 Feb 1847) on Feb 14, 1820. Anna and Matej had two known children Alzbeta Koza (22 Jul 1824) and Matej Koza. (21 Feb 1827). They lived at Talin 1 after marriage and both died there in the winter of 1847.

Matej Krystufek (20 Jan 1788 - 15 Dec 1837) Eldest son of Tomas and Veronica. Took over Talin 18 after death of father in 1809. Married Lidmilla Krjeci (16 Sep 1794 - 27 May 1829) of Chvaletice, South Bohemia on Feb 16, 1813, after the birth of their first child Jiri Krystufek (1812-1813). They had at least seven childrem, including Matej, Jakub and Jan, who came to Chicago. After Lidmilla's death in 1929 soon after the birth of their last child Alzbeta (6 May 1829- 13 Jun 1829), Matej remarried to Katarina Zofkova (14 Nov 1797 - Death date unknown) of Smrkovice on Jul 26, 1829. Matej and Katarina had at least two other children together: Rozina Krystufkova (1831-1872) who lived her whole life in Talin and Frantisek Krystyufek (17 May 1835 - 14 Feb 1915), who joined his half-brothers in Chicago.

Magdalena Krystufek (19 Jun 1790 - before 1843) never married but had two daughters with unknown men: Maria Krystufkova (19 Jan 1813) who married Vojtech Rines of Radcice on Feb 6, 1837 and Dorota Krystufkova (about 1818) who married Jan Hornik of Paseky on Sep 12, 1843 and had three children: Vaclav, Jan and Alzbeta. Hornik, all born in Paseky.

Ondrej Krystufek died on the day he was born at Talin 18: Nov 30, 1792.

Eva Krystyfek was born around 1796 and died, unmarried, at the age of 30 at Talin 18 on 2 Mar 1826.

Son Matej Krystufek became the primary resident of Talin 18 after the death of Tomas in 1809. After the death of Matej in 1837 and the subsequent remarriage of Matej's second wife, Tomas' daughter Anna Krystufek Koza's family and their Salek descendants, through daughter Alzbeta Koza Tsalek/Salek) became the primary residents of Talin 18 for at least the next two decades.