Constantine John /CZOK CHOCK

Notes:

He arrived in the U.S. in New York in May of 1882 with his parents and siblings aboard the Bohemia which had departed from Hamburg. The family was from Prussia. Their name on the ship’s manifest appears to be “Cziok” or “Cjiok.”

In the 1910 census, he is Constantino J Czock, a roadmaster for the railroad, living with his family in Fort Dodge, Iowa. All the children are still at home.

In the 1915 Iowa census, he is a track supervisor in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

In September of 1918, when his son Lambert registered for the draft, he lived at 503 South 17th Street in Fort Dodge.

Constantine, still alive in the 1920 census when the family lived in Fort Dodge, was a supervisor for the railroad.

Buried:
as C. J. Chock

Constantine married Franciska FAUTSCH on 17 Oct 1888 in Wright County, Minnesota. Franciska (daughter of Balthasar (Bartholomew) FAUTSCH and Eva FRIEMARK) was born in Oct 1865 in Prussia; died in 1944 in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; was buried in Corpus Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also called Lizzie. Called Lucy in the 1910 census and in her marriage record.

In the 1920 census, the newly-married George and Lucy were living in the city of Fort Dodge with his twice-widowed mother Bridget Miller, 62, and his sister Bernadetta Hanson, 21. Their address in Fort Dodge was 1211 3rd Avenue S. George was a yardmaster for a steam railway.

In the 1925 Iowa census, George, 38, Lucy, and their two children lived in Wahkonsa Twp, Webster County (probably Fort Dodge) at 1322 2nd Avenue S. George had lived his whole life in Iowa but Lucy, age 32, had only been in Iowa for 21 years. Their children were Mary E, 4, and Robert J, 2. George had been educated through 8th grade but Lucy through 11th grade.

In the 1940 census, the family still lived in Fort Dodge. George, 53, was a switchman for the railroad. He had a sixth-grade education. Lucy was a high school graduate and was 47. Living at home with them were Mary, 19, a high school graduate working as a switchboard operator at a hospital, Robert, 17, no occupation, with an eighth-grade education, Grace, 14, Gertrude, 12, and Evelyn 10.

Birth:
“Marshal, Minn.” in her marriage record on FS. SSDI says she was born 23 Jun 1892.

Died:
last residence Calhoun County

Lucy married George W HANSON on 6 Aug 1919 in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. George was born about 1886 in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; died in 1968; was buried in Corpus Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1930 census, she and James and their family lived in the city of Fort Dodge. James was a purchasing agent for a serum plant. He was not a veteran.

Birth:
“Montrose, Minn.” in her marriage record on FS

Frances married James Lawrence HANRAHAN, Sr on 16 Jun 1920 in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. James was born about 1876 in Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa; died about 1952; was buried in Corpus Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
per SSDI; 1900 census says November of 1896

Died:
as Gertrude Chock

Notes:

He registered for the draft in Fort Dodge on September 12, 1918, as Roman C Chock. His address was 503 South 17th Street in Fort Dodge and he gave as his nearest relative his mother, Francis Chock, also of that address. He was a draftsman with the Monarch Telephone Company. He was described as tall and slender with brown eyes and dark hair.

In the 1930 census, he and his brother Lambert are lodgers with a family in Chicago. Both men are single and both are engineers in telephone manufacturing.

In the 1940 census, he and Laura and Richard live in Chicago. Roman is a telephone engineer for an automatic telephone factory.

Died:
SSDI last residence

Roman married Laura J SCHROEDER on 21 May 1930 in Cook County, Illinois. Laura was born on 2 Oct 1907; died in Jan 1982 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1900-31327

Notes:

He registered for the draft in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on September 12, 1918. He was unemployed at that time.

In the 1930 census, he and his brother Roman are lodgers with a family in Chicago. Both men are single and both are engineers in telephone manufacturing.

In the 1940 census, he and Alethea and Catherine live in Chicago. He is a telephone engineer for a maker of telephone equipment. Also living with the family was the 60 year-old Katherine O’Malley, “aunt-in-law”, a practical nurse.

Birth:
as Czock

Lambert married Alethea C O’MALLEY on 27 Oct 1930 in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. Alethea was born on 14 May 1899 in Iowa; died in Sep 1979 in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; was buried in Corpus Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1901-30509

Notes:

Birth:
as Czock

Died:
SSDI last residence; not listed in the Cook County death index

Notes:

Died:
last residence Fort Dodge

Family/Spouse: FORD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ray WHITE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1 son, Thomas Anthony Lauzon (1956-2004) and 3 daughters

Catherine married LAUZON in 1955 in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]