Joseph Rezac, Sr.

1825 - 1920  (94 years)

• Name	Joseph Rezac
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	19 Oct 1825	Moravia
  	Findagrave.com lists his DOB as 28 Nov 1825 but only 1825 shows on headstone photo. Obit says 19 Oct 1823, so we are listing that month/day with Yr of 1825.
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Jul 1920	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I25384	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Anna Beranek Rezac,   b. 29 Nov 1838, Moravia ,   d. 24 May 1914, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1855	Prague, Bohemia, Moravia
  Children	+ 1. Matthew Rezac,   b. 10 Dec 1858, Prague, Bohemia, Moravia ,   d. 15 Jul 1937, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 78 years) + 2. James V Rezac,   b. 23 Oct 1861, Bohemia, Moravia ,   d. 1 Jul 1938, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 76 years)   3. George Anthony Rezac,   b. 16 May 1866, Bohemia, Moravia ,   d. 1 May 1928, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 61 years) + 4. John Rezac,   b. Jan 1872, Ohio ,   d. 13 Mar 1939, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age ~ 67 years)   5. Charles Rezac,   b. 5 Jul 1874, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio ,   d. 9 Nov 1953  (Age 79 years) + 6. Albert J Rezac,   b. 8 Oct 1876,   d. 26 Jul 1953  (Age 76 years)   7. Joseph S Rezac,   b. May 1867, Ohio ,   d. 16 Mar 1940, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age ~ 72 years)   8. Anna Rezac Brier
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019 14:48:23
  Family ID	F7166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Rezac, Joseph Joseph Rezac, Sr. Joseph Rezac, Sr., a resident of St. Marys for the past 42 years, died last Friday, July 23, at 3:45 p.m. at the age of 96 years, 9 months and 4 days. Death was due to old age and occurred at the home of his son Matt Rezac. Mr. Rezac was born in Bohemia, October 19, 1823. In 1855 he was married to Miss Ann Bernak at Prague, Bohemia. In 1866 they came to America locating at Cleveland, Ohio, where they lived until the spring of 1876 when they came to Kansas. In 1878 they located near St. Marys. Mr. Rezac worked for many years as mechanic and as a farmer. The funeral was held Tuesday from the St. Marys Catholic church and interment made in the St. Marys cemetery. He is survived by his sons, Matt, Albert, and Charles of Emmett; George, John and Joseph of St. Marys; James V., of Rossville; one daughter, Mrs. Anna Bryer, of DeWitt, Neb., 51 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. [From The Rossville Reporter, July 29, 1920]