Jackie: I followed up on Josef and found a few more bits of data. Of course I don't know if you're interested in this particular Drdek or not, but knowing where he came from in Bohemia (Lhota), you may be able to use his data to track down others. The Social Security Death Index seems to have him as: John DRDEK Birth Date: 21 Mar 1881 Death Date: May 1969 Social Security Number: 272-07-4342 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Ohio Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 44105 Localities: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio (At least the date of birth matches the Ellis Island record). The Cleveland Public Library Obituary File has obits for both Josef and his wife Anna: Id#: 0482858 Name: Drdek, Josel Date: May 10 1969 Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #105. Notes: Drdek. Josel Drdek, husband of the late Anna, residence, 4610 McGregar Ave., dear father of Ann Valtmon, Frank, Joseph Jr., James, Rudolph and Georgia, grandfather and great-grandfather, brother of Frank, passed away Thursday Funeral services will be held at A. Nosek & Sons Funeral Home, 3282 E. 55th St., Saturday, May 10 at 2 p.m. Id#: 0482855 Name: Drdek, Anna Date: Apr 3 1959S ource: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #105. Notes: Drdek, Anna (nee Husner), residence, 4610 McGregor Ave., Newburgh Heights, beloved wife of Josef, mother of Anna Valtman, Frank, Joseph Jr., James, Rudolph and Georgia Ann, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Tuesday. Friends may call at A. Nosek & Sons Funeral Home, 3282 E. 55 St., where services will be held Thursday, Apr. 3, at 2 p. m. According to the Cuyahoga Marriage Index, Josef Drdek and Anna Husner were married between Oct. 1906 and Mar. 1907. [Volume 0065, Page 0151]. Fred Kelso