Hello All, I am researching that surname Chizek. Thomas J. and a brother came from Bohemia in the Mid 1800's. They come from a town that I only heard over the phone so I am unsure of the correct spelling... KATALOV or something simular to that. Thomas was born there July 20, 1836. He went to school in Vienna, Austria and graduated in 1859. In 1864 he married Elizebeth A. Cinterhoff b. 8 Sep 1842, d. 23 Jan ?. Her mother was K/Caterni Podtatne and her father was Paul Phil Cinterhoff. Thomas J. came to the U.S in 1866. He had a son named Lawrence Chizek who was born 27 Jul 1879 in Pacific Junction, Iowa. He married Maude M.Costley b. 16 May 1882, d. 22 Oct 1948. Together they had five boys. I am most interested in what Thomas J. was all about, where he came from and all that before. Can you help? Many thanks, Michelle