Lad Thomas Krizek
(25 June 1896 - 30 May 1943)
Date this page was last edited=15 Jul 2008
Lad Thomas Krizek was also known as Ladislav Krizek.1 He was born on 25 June 1896 in Vitice, Bohemia.2
Lad Thomas Krizek immigrated in 1912 to the United States.3 He arrived at Ellis Island, New York, New York, on 7 November 1912 together with his sister Tererie, age 26. The ship was S. S. Bremen, sailing from Bremen on 26 October 1912. The ship manifest shows that his sister had previously been in the United States from 1896 to 1912, and that they were going to join their brother Joseph Krizek at 3648 54th Street in Cleveland, Ohio.1
Lad Thomas Krizek fought with the Czechoslovak Legion in France during World War I.4 After the war he was national president of the Czechoslovak Legionnaires Abroad, also known as Czechoslovakian Legionnaires of America.4,5
Lad Thomas Krizek married Elsie E. Schlesinger, daughter of Peter Schlesinger and Bertha ____, about 1926.3
Lad Thomas Krizek appeared on the census of 24 April 1930 at 13817 Svec Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where his occupation was shown as real estate agent.3
Lad Thomas Krizek was naturalized on 17 March 1933 in Cleveland.6 He and Elsie E. Schlesinger resided in 1933 at 12701 Corlett Avenue, Cleveland.6
Lad Thomas Krizek and Elsie E. Schlesinger resided in 1942 at 13205 Cranwood Park Boulevard, Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.2 He was employed by Calvert Distillers Corporation in 1942 in Cleveland.2
Lad Thomas Krizek died on 30 May 1943 at age 46.
Lad Thomas Krizek immigrated in 1912 to the United States.3 He arrived at Ellis Island, New York, New York, on 7 November 1912 together with his sister Tererie, age 26. The ship was S. S. Bremen, sailing from Bremen on 26 October 1912. The ship manifest shows that his sister had previously been in the United States from 1896 to 1912, and that they were going to join their brother Joseph Krizek at 3648 54th Street in Cleveland, Ohio.1
Lad Thomas Krizek fought with the Czechoslovak Legion in France during World War I.4 After the war he was national president of the Czechoslovak Legionnaires Abroad, also known as Czechoslovakian Legionnaires of America.4,5
Lad Thomas Krizek married Elsie E. Schlesinger, daughter of Peter Schlesinger and Bertha ____, about 1926.3
Lad Thomas Krizek appeared on the census of 24 April 1930 at 13817 Svec Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where his occupation was shown as real estate agent.3
Lad Thomas Krizek was naturalized on 17 March 1933 in Cleveland.6 He and Elsie E. Schlesinger resided in 1933 at 12701 Corlett Avenue, Cleveland.6
Lad Thomas Krizek and Elsie E. Schlesinger resided in 1942 at 13205 Cranwood Park Boulevard, Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.2 He was employed by Calvert Distillers Corporation in 1942 in Cleveland.2
Lad Thomas Krizek died on 30 May 1943 at age 46.
Child of Lad Thomas Krizek and Elsie E. Schlesinger
Citations
- [S673] Passenger record, Ladislav Krizek, viewed 26 June 2008 at www.ellisisland.org.
- [S669] Lad Thomas Krizek, U.S. World War II draft registration card, 1942 (viewed online 25 June 2008 at Ancestry.com). Original data: United States, Selective Service System, World War II: Fourth Registration, Roll WWII_2251519.
- [S667] Lad T. Krizek household, 1930 U.S. census, Cuyahoga, Ohio, Cleveland City, Enumeration District 18-511.
- [S670] IHRC News Online, online at www.ihrc.umn.edu/about/newsJan04.html.
- [S671] The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 5 May 1991.
- [S672] Image downloaded from Ancestry.com web site, U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, Cleveland District Court, No. 3653094, 17 March 1933.
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