1887 - 1956

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• Birth	17 Sep 1887	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Oct 1956	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I210	Rozhon's from Chicago and Elsewhere
  Last Modified	07 Jul 2007 10:05:56
  Father	Joseph ROZHON, b. 9 Mar 1848, Christ Tibalt, , Bohemia
  Mother	Barbara KRAL, b. 5 Dec 1857, Christ Tibalt, , Bohemia
  Family ID	F70	Group Sheet
  Family	Sylvia GARDNER
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet

• Notes

  OBIT: 1956-10-09 Chicago Tribune (IL) ROZHON Edition: Chicago Tribune --Otto L. Rozhon, beloved husband of Sylvia, nee Gardner; loving brother of James, Rose Kadlec, Julia Smrt, Louis, Henry, and Albert. Service Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., at funeral home, 3054 W. Cermak road. Interment Woodlawn. BIshop 7-8999. RESIDENCES: 1930 - 4931 23rd Place, Chicago 1942 - 2345 S. Central Park, Chicago, Illinois SOURCE_OF_NAME: His World War II draft registration card shows his name as Otto Leonard Rozhon. Did he drop the "Adolph " due to the bad connotation it might have had during the war?

• Sources

  [S24] 1900 U.S. Federal Census, (NARA - National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois 60629), Series T623., ED 147, Sheet 9B, Lines 74-83, Family 187. [S44] Draft Registration - World War I, Registration Card #14 (13-1-25-A), 5 Jan 1917. Otto L. Rozhon, No. Judson, Starke, Indiana Age in Years: 29; Date of Birth: September 17, 1887 Race: White; Natural Born U.S. Citizen Where born: Chicago, Illinois, USA Occupation: Coal Dealer; Employer: Rozhon Brothers, North Judson, Indiana Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, sister or brother under 12, solely dependant upon you for support? NO. Marital Status: Single What military service have you had? NONE Short Height, Medium Build, Grey eyes, Brown Hair [S129] World War II draft registration (for older men), Serial nbr U391, 1942. Name: Otto Leonard Rozhon Residence: 2345 So. Central Pk. Ave., Chicago, Cook, Illinois Age: 53 Place of birth: Chicago, Ill. Date of birth: Sept 17, 1888 Person who will always know your address: Sylvia Rozhon (wife), 2345 So. Central Pk. Ave., Chicago Employer: Union Station, R.B. Hunter, manager, Canal & Jackson, Chicago, Cook, Illinois 5' 5" - 170 pounds - blue eyes - gray hair - light complexion