Individual Details

Left home in 1851 at the age of 15 after learning his trade. Joined the Bohemian army in 1853, Graduated in Vienna in 1859, came home in 1861, Married Elizabeth Cinterhoff in 1864. Came to America in 1867. Had 11 Children: 5 girls and 6 boys. Spoke 7 languages (English, German, Bohemian, Austrian, Polish, French, and one other not known. He was a blacksmith by trade in Bohemia. A rancher in America.

Children:
Oscar Weingasol Chizek 1871 - 1917
Anna Marie Chizei (Stephan) 1873 - 1968
John R Chizek 1875 - 
Katherine "Kate" Chizek (Brown) 1878-
Lawrence D Chizek 1879 -
Thomas A Chizek 1881 -
Mary Chizek 
Frances Chizek (Williams) 1884 - 1969
James V Chizek 
Charles A Chizek 1906 - 
Elizabeth Chizek (DeLashmutte) 1866 -

Spouse: Elizabeth Anna Cinterhoff Chizek* 1842–1941

Birth	14 Jan 1836	Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
Census (family)	1 Jul 1880	Lyons, Mills County, Iowa - Elizabeth Anna Cinterhoff
Death	10 Jan 1910	Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska
Marriage	Klatovy, Bohemia	Elizabeth Anna Cinterhoff
Burial		Calvary Cemetery, Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska

Spouse	Elizabeth Anna Cinterhoff (1842 - 1941)
Child	Mary Chizek (1865 - 1946)
Child	Elizabeth Chizek (1866 - 1943)
Child	Charles A. Chizek (1868 - 1906)
Child	James V. Chizek (1870 - )
Child	Oscar Weingasol Chizek (1871 - 1917)
Child	Anna Marie Chizek (1874 - )
Child	John Roman Chizek (1876 - )
Child	Catherine Chizek (1878 - )
Child	Thomas A. Chizek (1881 - )

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