Anna Kristufek Donat (1855-1931)

Anna Kristufek Donat, circa 1884

Anna Kristufek Donat is one of four daughters of Jan Kristufek and Anna Jelinek, born Dec 31, 1855 in Chicago, Illinois. Anna was the first of her siblings born in the US after her parents came from South Bohemia in the fall of 1854.

Matej Kristufek (1816-1891)

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. 

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.

Son George Kristufek (1870-1944) in undated photo.

Dorothea Zamecnik Jelinek (1764 - 1843)

Dorothea Zamecnik Jelinek

Kristufek Connection:   Dorothea Zamecnik Jelinek, wife of Simon Jelinek, is the maternal grandmother (through Barbara Jelinek) of Anna Jelinek Kristufek (1823-1881), the wife of Jan Kristufek (1824-1913)