Note:
I have two versions of Kostohryz - Rydel, Looking Back 400 Years. This
is the pictorial version that is very user friendly. A companion
web book version that is less visually oriented, presents large
quantities of this family's
data covering 15
generations. It can be downloaded and viewed in PDF format
at: http://kostohryz.hypermart.net/kostohryzrydel/book.pdf
It takes about 45 seconds to download. If you have Family Tree
Maker or some other similar GEDCOM processing software, I could
email you a GEDCOM file.
Vernon Kostohryz
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Czech Republic
Left: Map Pinpointing Homelands
of my Czech Ancestors
Right: Hodslavice, Moravia
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A Famous Old World Relative: 1st cousin 4 times
removed (related through Rydel line).
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Frantisek Palacky (1798-1876)
Historian and Leader of the Czech National Revival
Known in the Czech Republic as Father of the Modern Czech Nation
See his statue in Hodslavice
We share a kinship through Mathes
Palacky (1657) who was my 7th great grandfather and
Frantisek Palacky's 2nd great grandfather.
The parents of my grandmother, Rosina Barton Rydel(1854), both
are descendants from the Mathes Palacky line. Rosina Barton's husband
who is my grandfather Ondrej Rydel (1847) is also related to the mother
of Frantisek Palacky through his own mother, both being of the Krizan lineage.
Josephus Krizan (1736) was my 4th great grandfather and Frantisek Palacky's
grandfather. Hodslavice was a small village and distant relatives
did intermarry. In Palacky’s picture on the upper left, I do note some
of the Rydel facial features of myself and my kin. |
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Jan Andel who was born around 1625 was a vladyka of Ronovec
at Mirovice. Vladyka translates roughly to the English word,
duke.
The
surname, Andel translates to the English word, angel.
Earliest
records of the Andel family of Ronovec date back to the fourteenth century.
This family of lower nobility had castles, estates, wealth, and power.
On our trip to the Czech Republic
(
https://members.tripod.com/~Kostohryz/czechtrip/trip.html) we visited
the ruins of one of the castles. At the ruins were two plaques, one showing
a bull and the other showing the outline of the same bull within the coat
of arms for the Andel family. The actual coat of arms would bear the image
of a black bull with golden horns and hooves on a blue shield.
There is an absence of public records at the time of and prior to the birth
of Jan Andel. His existence is only mentioned in the death record
of a blacksmith son, Waczlaw Andel (born 1651), who probably inherited little more
than the fame that his ancestors experienced three centuries prior.
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about the ancestors of this duke who was my ninth great-grandfather. |
Andel
of Ronovec
Coat of Arms |
Close examination of the official records in the Czech
Republic shows that our relatives had occupations varying from pauper
to nobleman with all the in-betweens. Below is the discussion of
two of my 5th great-grandparents coming down through the Kostohryz line
that led and participated in a smal peasant rebellion during the dark days
of Austrian repression during the 1700's.
Jiri (aka Jura Petru) Mikeska and Jacub Lomica were both my 5th great-grandparents.
Both were among the leaders given severe sentence for leading a peasant
uprising seeking to defend their rights over the mountains of their homelands.
More detail can be found by clicking: An
Account of Family Heroism |
Only three branches of each of the Kostohryz and Rydel ancestral
lines are indicated below. The companion web site mentioned earlier
goes into more detail with more branches included.
My Kostohryz
lineage from the Czech Republic (Janotas from Moravia---remainder from
Bohemia):
1737 Franciscus Kostohryz
1785 Joannes NepomukKostohryz
1821 Josef Kostohryz
1849 Jan Kostohryz
1874 Jan Kostohryz |
Abt.1625 Jan Andel (Jan
Andel
was (?) a vladyka meaning duke.)
1651 Waczlaw Andel
Bef. 1685 Jan Andel
1710 Frantisek Andel
1737 Antonin Andel
1770 Weneslaus Andel
1802 Frantisek Serafinsky Andel
1826 Marya Andel
1849 Marie Kolar
1874 Jan Kostohryz |
1671 Martin Janota
1700 Martin Janota
1723 Jan Janota
1760 Joannes Janota
1801 Johann Janota
1824 Tomas Janota
1879 Anna Janota |
1874 Jan Kostohryz (immigrant)--son of Jan Kostohryz
(1849) and Marie Kolar (immigrant) |
1879 Anna Janota (born in USA)--daughter of Tomas Janota
(1827) Terezie Sisa (1845)(both immigrants) |
Jan Kostohryz and Anna Janota are the parents of my father. John Jerry
Kostohryz (1899) |
My Rydel
lineage from the Czech Republic (mostly
from region of Moravia):
Abt. 1625 Johann Riedel
Abt. 1645 Adam Riedel
1679 Wenceslaus Riedel
1718 Josephus Riedel
1756 Venceslaus Rydel
1783 Josef Reidel
1822 Andreas Rydel
1847 Ondrej Rydel |
1642 Matous Barton
1684 Waczlaw Barthon
1716 Pawel Barthon
1740 Andreas Barthon
1775 Georgius Barton
1805 Josef Barton
1824 Josef Barton
1854 Rosina Barton |
Abt..1595 Jura Palacky
Abt. 1615 Jan Palacky
1633 Jacob Palacky
1657 Mathes Palacky
1686 Martin Palacky
1720 Jura G. Palacky
1749 Martinus Palacky
1776 Josephus Palacky
1806 Andreas Palacky
1834 Anna Palacky
1854 Rosina Barton |
1847 Ondrej A. Rydel (immigrant)--son of Andreas Rydel
(1822) and Susanna Krizan (1823) |
1854 Rosina Barton (immigrant)--daughter of Josef Barton
(1824) and Anna Palacky (1834) |
Ondrej A.Rydel and Rosina Barton are the parents
of my mother, Adelle Rydel Kostohryz (1898) |
The New World Descendants
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Left: Marie Kolar Kostohryz and four of her sons.
I was told that my grandfather, Jan (1874-1961) is on the left.
I remember his face looking very much like the brother standing next to
him.
Right: Wesley Brethern Church, formerly a school (c.1866)
at Wesley, near Brenham, Texas. My great grandfather, Tomas Janota
(b.1824) and his child, Joe (1880), are buried on these grounds in unmarked
graves.
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My Kostohryz
lineage continues in the United States of America follows:
Jan Kostohryz, 1874--1961, immigrated to USA around 1891, married Anna
Janota , 1879--1965. She was the daughter of Thomas Janota and Terezia
Siza. Terezia Sisa was the daughter of Frank and Libuse Mikeska Siza. |
My Rydel lineage
continues in the United States of America follows: Ondrej (Andrew)
Rydel, 1847--1935, immigrated with wife to USA around 1880, married
Rosie Barton Rydel,1854--1913(?) in Hodslavice, Moravia. Her father's
name was Josef Barton. Brothers of Rosie were John Barton and Joe
Barton. Her sisters were Anna Barton Barina and Marie Barton Janek.
Andrew and Rosie had ten children. As a widower, Andrew returned
to his country of birth and married the widow, Anna Rydl. |
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On left, my grandparents, Jan Kostohryz and wife Anna on their
50th wedding anniversary |
Pictured from top left to right in the picture on the right are Andrew
Jr., Victor, Emil, Andrew Rydel (father), Rose Barton Rydel (mother), Albin
Charlie, Ernest, Malvina, and Regina. My mother, Adelle and her sisters
Rose and Esther are not shown. |
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Twelve Children of Jan Frantisek Kostohryz and Anna Janota
Kostohryz follow: |
Ten Children of Andrew Rydel, Sr. and Rose Barton Rydel follow: |
Infant Kostohryz--born dead
Rudolf Kostohryz--died at age 14
Olga Kostohryz-1903. She married R. T. Hurta and had one son,
Leroy Hurta.
Libuse Kostohryz, 1904--married Emil Plasek and had three children,
Margie, Helen Jo, and Emil Jr. (The information that Aunt Libby gleaned
from a trip to Czechoslavkia was a big help in the initial stages of this
research.)
Bohumil Kostohryz--died in fire as small child
Otto Kostohryz--died in fire as small child
Alice Kostohryz
Julia Kostohryz
Bessie Kostohryz, 1909--married Ralph Brown and had two sons, Doyle
and Raymond.
Hynek Kostohryz --married Irene Dolezal and had three children, Jeanette,
Ted and Debbie.
Georgia Kostohryz--married Dewitt Parrish and had two sons, Ronnie
and Marvin
John Jerry Kostohryz (birth name was Jaroslav), 1899--1968.
This was my father.--Married Adelle Rydel and had five children:
Laura Jean, George, Robert Lee, Vernon, and Nell Ruth.
John Jerry Kostohryz' five descendants follow: |
Victor Rydel who married Carie Barton--eight children: Lillian,
Edwin, Johnny, Clara, Eugene, Teddy, Edith, and Ruth.
Emil Rydel who married Millie Kudelka--eight children: Sidonia,
Adolf, Rudolf, Lydia, Wilma, Elsie, Emil, Jr., and Adelle.
Andrew Rydel, Jr. who married Mary Krizan--two children: Esther
and Harry.
Albin Rydel who married Rosie Krizan--three children: Roland,
Albin, and Joe.
Ernest Rydel who married Minnie Marak-- one child: Harry Lee
Malvina Rydel who married John Zapalac--two children: Paul and
Marvin.
Regina Rydel who married Anton Nemecek--no children but she was like
a second mother to me.
Esther Rydel who married Frank Hlavaty--no children
Rose Rydel who married John Cauthen--I do not believe she had children.
Adelle Rydel, 1898--1993. This was my mother.--Married
John Jerry Kostohryz--five children: Laura Jean, George, Robert Lee,
Vernon, and Nell Ruth.
AdelleRydel's five descendants follow: |
My parents, shown below, were both a part of theFirst
Generation of my Kostohryz lineage born in the United States
of America (This statement is not completely correct since
my grandmother Anna Janota was actually born in Texas shortly after her
parents arrived as immigrants.)
John Jerry Kostohryz 1899--1968 married Adelle Rydel 1898--1993 . Both
were born in Texas. They were married in 1922. We were
five children.
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My Parents and Sister
John Kostohryz on left.
On right is Adelle Rydel Kostohryz and her daughter Nell Ruth Jung
whose oral history research at age around fourteen contributed greatly
to this record. |
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Second (my own) Generation of
my of Kostohryz lineage born in the United States of America follows:
Descendants of John Kostohryz and Adelle Rydel Kostohryz follow:
Laura Jean Kostohryz, 1929--married Robert Matkin and had two daughters:
Linda and Robyn
George Kostohryz, 1931--married Joyce Smaistrla and had six children:
Beverly, George Jr., David, Brenda, Carol, and Jean.
Robert Lee (Bobby) Kostohryz, 1933--did not marry
Nell Ruth Kostohryz, 1941--married David R. Lane having one child,
Roger Jung. She divorced and married again to Lester Jung and
raised six step-children: Jeffery, Sue, Steve, Greg, Pamela, and
William (Bill).
Vernon R. Kostohryz, 1935-- (yours truly) married Maria Josefina
Vergara and had two boys: James and John. |
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LEFT: Left to Right--Laura Jean, George, Bobby, Vernon (me).
RIGHT: Top Left to Right: George, Vernon (me), and Bobby.
Laura Jean holding Nell Ruth. |
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Left to Right: Laura Jean, Bobby, Vernon. Nell Ruth, and George. |
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Vernon Ray Kostohryz, 15 March 1935 and Maria Josefina Vergara,
18 Sept.1947 were married and had two sons, James Alexander Kostohryz and
John Eric Kostohryz. Maria Josefina was born in Cartagena, Colombia,
the daughter of Hernando Vergara Tamara and Virginia Tamara de Vergara.
Vernon and Maria Josefina were divorced after nine years of marriage.
Vernon presently lives in Mexico.
The descendants of their marriage follow: |
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My own descendants, a part of the Third
Generation of my Kostohryz lineage follows:
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LEFT: Left to Right--James, Vernon (me the father), and John
Kostohryz
RIGHT: John and James Kostohryz
1993
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According to a 1990 U.S. Census Bureau Report
The surname Kostohryz ranked 62,720 in popularity. |
The surname Rydel ranked 68,396 in popularity.
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According to the Kostohryz Family
Kolaches
Ranked the # 1
Most Missed Food |
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Christmas
Kolaches
Mexico
2012
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here to view photographs of my Czech ancestral homes.
Click here for more background
information on our Czech surnames, villages, and occupations.
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15 June 2002
A New Kostohryz
After a nine year courtship, your author of this document married Mercedes
Millan of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. It was a simple wedding--they
don't know how to make kolaches here in San Miguel. |
Note: Current List of my Kinship Surnames
For those seeking connections to their own ancestry,
the following is a list of my ancestral and kinship surnames that are easily
searchable from the companion web site mentioned at the beginning
of this document.
Adam, Andel, Baletka, Barina, Barta, Barthon, Barton,
Bartonova, Baumgart, Bayer, Becvarova, Beseda, Blaha, Bouska, Brown, Byma,
Cauthen, Chrojanoia, Cocek, Cunningham, Czyp, Dolezal, Drzewak, Dubcak,
Elsik, Garcia, Gawenda, Geryk, Gonzales, Hlavaty, Horak, Horazdovska, Hromadka,
Hubacek, Hurta, Jachym, Jack, Jakubik, Janek, Janota, Jedlicka, Jelinek,
Jezek, Jung, Kolar, Kolinek, Kosar, Kostohryz, Kostris, Kottschmid, Koudelka,
Kozelka, Kramolis, Kramoliss, Krizan, Krizanova, Kubik, Kudelka, Kudelkova,
Kukralova, Lane, Lankert, Lesikar, Lesinir, Lomica, Marak, Marie, Martinek,
Matkin, McClain, Mechurova, Melsch, Merenda, Michalec, Mikeska, Millan,
Monsborth, Nasinec, Nedbakek, Nedbalek, Neisser, Nemecek, Obelgoenner,
Obelgonner, Pagac, Palacky, Parrish, Pechauss, Pencova, Petrkovsky, Plasek,
Prokess, Pytr, Riedel, Rostenberger, Rydel, Rydl, Rziczan, Sadols, Scerba,
Schwabik, Sedlak, Sharka, Sisa, Skarka, Skrivanek, Slama, Smaistrla, Snitz,
Soukup, Tamara, Toman, Tomek, Trubela, Tupa, Turek, Tusa, Ventrcek, Vergara,
Vitek, Waniek, Wrba, Zapalac, Zubek, Zubicek, Zubik, Zurek
Current List of Towns and Villages of my Czeck Republic
Anscestors:
Besice, Bludovice, Borovany, Dobrovnice, Doubravka, Drazic,
Hodslavice, Hostalcova, Jasena, Karlov, Katernice, Kojetin, Krenovice,
Lidecko, Ludkovice, Mirovice, Nemejice, Olasna, Pisecka Snolec, Podoli,
Podolsko, Pozlovice, Praha, Prestenice, Rakov, Rastory, Ratibor, Ronovec,
Stranic, Zadverice, Zilina, Zivortice. |
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