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Josef Ocásek

1857 – 1906

About

Son of Václav Ocásek and Anna Straková From records, Josef was born in House #36 in the village of Skomelno (near Plzeň) in present day Czechia. Around 1880, the family moved to the mining village of present day Steierdorf-Anina, Romania, which was then primarily a German speaking settlement in Austria-Hungary (the Dual Monarchy). After arrival he married Anna Ječmen (from Nýřany, Plzeň-North) on 20-NOV-1881 and eight children were born in Anina between 1882 and 1903. Frederick (1882-1953) August (1886-1957) Anna (1887-1965) Josef (1889-1952) Josefa (1893-1897) Johanna (1899-1982) Frank Richard (1901-1980) Charles Daniel (1903-1963) Josef died in February 1906 and a few months later his widow Anna immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio with the remaining children that were still living at home. Some of the older children had already immigrated to Cleveland. In Cleveland, the family spelled their surname Otcasek, except for Ostasek used by Fred. A number of his children married spouses that al