Humpolec Kristufek Genealogy

Not all Kristufek families of South Bohemia came from the Pisek District. There were quite a few Kristufek families in Humpolec, South Bohemia in the 19th Century. The search in the area began with Frantisek Xaver Kristufek, a notable theology professor in Prague, born in Humpolec in 1842.

I decided to look up his birth record to see if I might be able to establish a connection to the other South Bohemian Kristufek lines and what I discovered in 1842 was a baby boom of Kristufeks. I also discovered that Frantisek Xaver appears to have been born on Nov 29, 1842, not Oct 28 as his wikipedia page says.

Here are some of the other Kristufek births that year in Humpolec. If you are a Kristufek from Humpolec, these may be your ancestors, or at least you have a good place to start your search:

Karel Kristufek, 25 Jan 1842
Parents: Jan Kristufek and Petronilla Matek

Maria Julia Kristufek, 9 Feb 1842
Parents: Augustin Kristufek and Maria Plata

Vojtech Kristufek, born 23 Apr 1842
Parents: Jan Kristufek and Josefa Kaspar

Johanna Kristufek, born 17 May 1842
Parents: Franz Kristufek and Katarina Stradal

Dominik Fiala, born 15 Jun 1842
Parents: Dominik Fiala and Frantiska Kristufek

Moneka Augustina Kristufek, born 4 Aug 1842
Parents: Arnost Kristufek and Karolina Babier

Marie Kristufek, born 8 Aug 1842
Parents: Mynek Kristufek and Anna Kristufek

Anastazie Kristufek, born 22 Aug 1842
Parents: Alexander Kristufek and Marie Slegla

Marie Kristufek, born 1 Sep 1842
Parents: Jozef Kristufek and Anna Hajek

Ferdinand Kristufek. born 23 Oct 1842
Parents: Ferdinand Kristufek and Karolina Kominka

Frantisek Carel Kristufek, born 29 Oct 1842
Parents: Jan Nepomuk Kristufek and Barbora Komrs

Catharina Kristufek, born 26 Nov 1842
Parents: Frantisek Kristufek and Josefa Komrs

Frantisek Xaver Kristufek, born 29 Nov 1842
Parents: Vaclav Kristufek and Marie Ambroz

Since Krystufek families seemed to spontaneously arrive in Talin and Maletice (3 miles apart) around the early 1700s, it starts to reason that they came from somewhere. Humplec is quite a distance away and it is more likely since both of those towns are within the Protivin Estates that it stands to reach they came from some other location within the same distruct. However, there are Krystufek people in Humpolec at least as early as 1675, when a Jan Krystufek was born there to Jiri and Suzana Krystufek on May 29, 1675. That is the earliest known record of anyone named Krystufek in the South Bohemian region.

Edward Kristufek 1927-2015

Edward Kristufek (with wife Theresa)
July 1, 1927 - September 5, 2015

Edward A. Kristufek U.S ARMY Veteran Beloved husband of Theresa Nee Wojnarowicz. Loving father of Dale ( Margaret ) Kristufek, Gary Kristufek and Lorene ( Phil) Scissom. Cherished grandfather of David, Jennifer, Sarah, Cortney and Ryan. Proud great grandfather of Nathan, Savannah and Kaisley. Funeral Thursday 9:00 am from Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home, 5570 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn to St. Louis de Montfort Church for Mass at 10:00 am. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday from 3 pm until 9 pm. Member of the Columbus Manor Oak Lawn Fire Department.

Edward Kristufek was born July 1, 1927 in Cook County, Illinois to Edward Kristufek and Lillian Harazin. His sister Lorraine Kristufek Novak (born Dec 10, 1921) predeceased him on November 30, 1989. His father Edward Kristufek was the son of Edward Kristufek and Mary Puc, born May 1, 1896. His grandfather, Edward Kristufek Sr. was born on December 29, 1871 to John Kristufek Jr. and Mary Bedlan.

John Kristufek Jr. had nine children and was born on November 17, 1848 in Vodnany, South Bohemia in what is now the Czech Republic. He came to the US with his parents John Kristufek Sr. and Anna Jelinek and sister Mary Amelia Kristufek Krch in 1854. His parents originally lived at 171 Dekoven, where John Kristufek Jr. worked as a cigar maker, before moving in the mid 1870s to 487 Canal Street to a building John Kristufek Sr. owned and had a saloon business in. John Kristufek Jr. took over the saloon business and ran it until his death on April 10, 1913.

Arthur N. Kristufek (1929 - 2007)

Arthur N. Kristufek

July 19, 1929 - January 8, 2007

Arthur N. Kristufek, beloved husband of Donna, nee Grubb; loving father of Arthur Lance Kristufek; stepfather of Don Petrone; dear brother of the late Robert Kristufek; Superintendant of the Illinois Police Reserves. Funeral service Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Matz Funeral Home,410 E. Rand Rd., Mt. Prospect. Entombment All Saints Mausoleum. Visitation Wednesday, 3 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Misericordia appreciated.

Arthur N. Kristufek was born on July 19, 1929 in Cook County, Illinois to Arthur W. Kristufek and Nellie Brzostowski.His brother Robert Kristufek was born February 3, 1938 and predeceased Arthur on December 18, 1994. His grandfather, Edward Kristufek Sr. was born in Chicago on December 29, 1871 to John Kristufek Jr. and Mary Bedlan.

John Kristufek Jr. had nine children and was born on November 17, 1848 in Vodnany, South Bohemia in what is now the Czech Republic. He came to the US with his parents John Kristufek Sr. and Anna Jelinek and sister Mary Amelia Kristufek Krch in 1854., settling in Chicago, Illinois 

His parents originally lived at 171 Dekoven, where John Kristufek Jr. worked as a cigar maker, before moving in the mid 1870s to 487 Canal Street to a building John Kristufek Sr. owned and had a saloon business in. John Kristufek Jr. took over the saloon business and ran it until his death on April 10, 1913.

Robert Edward Kristufek (1921 - 2006)

Robert Edward Kristufek

November 16, 1921 - August 5, 2006

Robert E. Kristufek, 84, died August 5, 2006. in Des Moines. He was born in Topeka, KS on Nov. 16, 1921 and was the son of George M. and Florence Kristufek. Robert retired in 1985 from Meredith Printing after 39 years and served in the US Coast Guard during WWII. In his retirement, he worked 14 years at Wal-Mart. He enjoyed spending time with his family, and working with friends at Wal-Mart, and he was an avid Des Moines Buccaneers fan.

 He was preceded in death by his wife Sonja and his son, Michael. He will be missed by his daughters, Sandra Duncan of West Des Moines, Cathy Smith and Julie Kain both of Des Moines; his brother, Donald Krist of West Des Moines; twelve grandchildren; eight great-grand children, two great-great grandchildren . A Celebration of Life Service will be at 5 p.m., Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at Brooks Funeral Care ~ University Chapel, 7975 University Blvd, Clive, IA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Des Moines Buccaneers, 7201 Hickman Road, Urbandale, Iowa 50322.

Robert Kristufek was the son of George M. Kristufek and Florence McInherney. His father George M. Kristufek was born on August 18, 1890 in Chicago, Illinois. George M. Kristufek's father Matej Kristufek (born August 14, 1857 in Smrkovice, South Bohemia) died suddenly of typhoid fever on September 18, 1896. George M. Kristufek's mother, Rose Nemec, left a young widow with four sons (Otto, George M., Edward, and William), remarried on July 2, 1898 to Joseph Pondelik. They had three more sons: Jaroslav, Joseph and Charles Pondelik.

George M. Kristufek first married Antoinette Vileta in 1909 and they had two daughters: Georgiana Kristufek Krestan (1909-1982) and Mildred Kristufek Sladek (1912-1984), but separated soon afterward. Their local court battle over child support in early 1913, turned into a national news article reprinted all across the country.

George M. Kristufek, a professional musician and frequently on the road, married again to Florence McInherney and they had five more children (Evelyn Kristufek 1914-1992, George Kristufek 1916-1919, Harold Kristufek 1917-1935, Robert Edward Kristufek and Donald Eugene Krist 1926-2011) before her death in the late 1920s. George M. Kristufek's paternal gradfather Matej Krystufek (1816-1891) was born in Talin, South Bohemia, married Anna Kolar in 1856 and settled in Chicago around 1868.