Kokesh Vital Records
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| John Kokesh married Frances Machacek They had a son John, born January 5, 1830 in Bohemia. John married Josephine Kostlan about 1853. She was the daughter of Vaclav and Josephine Kremanek Kostlan. Josephine was born in 1831 in Bohemia. John died June 3, 1905 Death Certificate Josephine died November 8, 1904 Death Certificate |
| John and Josephine had 10 children: 1. Frances B. 2. Anna 3. John J. 4. Mary M. 5. Louis Winslow 6. Winslow A. 7. Joseph 8. Charles F. 9. Frank John 10. Katie |
| 1. Frances B. was born April 11, 1853 in Bohemia. She married Joseph Zeman on December 27, 1869 in Chaska (Carver County) Minnesota Joseph was the son of Joseph and Dorothea Berlash Zeman. He was born on August 10, 1844 in Slopenice, Bohemia. Frances died September 20, 1919 in Waconia (Carver County) Minnesota Death Certificate Obituary Joseph died June 8, 1920 Death Certificate Obituary and Headstone Photo |
| Frances and Joseph had 6 children: Anna Antonia Anton Mary Emily Joseph John Emily Ruth Married Edward Hlavka Death Certificate Obituary |
| 2. Anna was born September 25, 1855 in Bohemia. She married Charles Schmeidel on November 15, 1875 in Minneapolis (Hennepin County) Mn. Charles was the son of Joseph and Rosalia Souba Schmeidel. He was born September 1847 in Bohemia. Anna died February 28, 1923 in Minneapolis (Hennepin County) Mn. Charles died October 28, 1916 in Minneapolis (Hennepin County) Mn. Anna and Charles had 4 children: Julia Hugo C. Death Certificate Rosa Walter Phillip Death Certificate |
| 3. John J. was born February 21, 1858 in Prague, Bohemia. He married Frances M. Dvorak about 1881. John died March 25, 1933 in Hennepin County, Minnesota Death Certificate Frances died May 28, 1949 in Minneapolis (Hennepin County) Mn. Death Certificate John and Frances had 2 children Christina never married and had no children Death Certificate Laura |
| 4. Mary M. was born April 5, 1861 in Czechoslovakia. She married John Norbert Dvorak in 1884 in Hennepin County, Mn. He was born October 1, 1862 in Bohemia. Mary died October 8, 1946 in Minnetonka (Hennepin County) Mn. Death Certificate John died January 12, 1941 in Minnetonka (Hennepin County) Mn. |
| 5. Louis Winslow was born August 19, 1862 in Vranice, Austria He married Mary Josephine Steckard in 1888 in Minnesota. Louis died September 7, 1946 The date of Mary's death is unknown at this time. Louis and Mary had 1 child: Albert |
| 6. Winslow A. was born September 28, 1865 in Bohemia. He married Adolphina M. Zahalka in 1899 in Minnesota. Adolphina was the daughter of Francis and Antonia Linhart Zahalka. She was born Septmeber 18, 1875 in Czechoslovakia. Winslow died November 4, 1943 in Minnetonka (Hennepin County) Mn. Death Certificate Adolphina died May 8, 1951 in Minneapolis (Hennepin County) Mn. Death Certificate Winslow and Adolphina had 3 children: Rudolph Ferdinand Mary Frank |
| 7. Joseph was born March 19, 1868 in Czechoslovakia. He married Victoria Belke. She was born October 18, 1869 in Germany. Joseph died February 11, 1933 in Minneapolis (Hennepin County) Mn. Death Certificate Victoria died May 24, 1951 in Minneapolis (Hennepin County) Mn. Death Certificate Joseph and Victoria had 1 children: Edward Louis married Gladys McGinty Death Certificate |
| 8. Charles F. was born November 1875 in Minnetonka (Hennepin County) Mn. He married Anna Picha in 1898 in Minnesota. Anna was the daughter of Frank and Annie Makowsky Picha. She was born January 27, 1877 in Minnesota. Charles died May 7, 1925 Anna died November 23, 1927 in Minnetonka (Hennepin County) Mn. Death Certificate Charles and Anna had 9 children: Charles E. married Clara Paulson Death Certificate William Thomas Louis John Margaret Agnes Mary, died just after birth Death Certificate Phillip William Lucy Anne Christine C. married William P. Hill Death Certificate |
| 9. Frank John was born April 16, 1870 in Minnetonka (Hennepin County) Mn. He married Frances Stepanek. Frank died April 24, 1945 in Hopkins (Hennepin County) Mn. Death Certificate I have no information on Frances' death at this time. Frank and Frances had 1 child: Frank S. Death Certificate |
| 10. Katie was born about 1881 I have no further information on Katie |
| **Thank you** to J. Daniels for sharing the photo of Charles and Anna Kokesh Schmeidel, It is greatly appreciated! |
| Charles and Anna Kokesh Schmeidel |
| **Thank you** Fritz Kokesh for sharing the photo of Emily Ruth Zeman Hlavka, it is greatly appreciated! |
