This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HOLCHAK HOLSHAK BODESHAW Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/669 Message Board Post: Attached are photographs of headstones of James F. "Jimmie" Holchak and and Leana Holchak. They are buried beside each other in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Burton, Washington County, Texas. According to census records, James "Jimmie" HOLCHAK was a son of Joe HOLCHAK and his wife Francis. The 1880 Census for Frelsburg, Colorado County, Texas shows a Martin HOLSHAK family with a son, Joseph, who the same age as James HOLCHAK's father. The 1910 Census shows Jimmie HOLCHAK and his siblings, Mollie, Tophil, and Julia, living with their parents, Joe and Francis, in Maple Grove, Montrose County, Colorado. The 1920 US Census shows James HOLCHAK, his widowed mother, Francis, and his siblings, Mollie, Theofil, and Julia were living in Wharton County, Texas. The Social Security Index shows Burton, Texas as the last residence of James Holchak and the last residence of Leona Holchak. The photos of the grave markers are attached. Below is some census information. I an not a HOLCHAK / HOLSHAK researcher. 1880 US CENSUS Frelsburg, Colorado County, Texas Page Number 433D HOLSHAK, Martin (self), married, male, w, 46, Birthplace: Mahren, Farmer, Father Born: Mahren, Mother born: Mahren HOLSHAK, Barbara (wife), married, f, w, 45, Birthplace: Mahren, Keeping House, Father Born: Mahren, Mother born: Mahren HOLSHAK, Anna (daughter), single, f, w, 13, Birthplace: Mahren, Farm Laborer, Father Born: Mahren, Mother born: Mahren HOLSHAK, Joseph (son), single, m, w, 5, Birthplace: Mahren, Father Born: Mahren, Mother born: Mahren HOLSHAK, Franz (son), single, m, w, 2, Birthplace: TX, Father Born: Mahren, Mother born: Mahren HOLSHAK, Rosalia (daughter), single, f, w, 8, Birthplace: TX, Father Born: Mahren, Mother born: Mahren BODESHAW, Johann (stepson), m, w, 16, Birthplace: Mahren, Farm Laborer, Father Born: Mahren, Mother born: Mahren 1910 US CENSUS PCT-13, Maple Grove, Montrose County, Colorado Series: T624 Roll: 123 Page: 184 April 19/20, 1910 Dwelling 30 / Family 30 HOLCHAK, Joe (head), m, w, 35, married 12 years, Birthplace: TX, Mother born: Germany, Father born: Germany, Language: English, laborer, farm HOLCHAK, Francis (wife),f, w, 34, married 12 years, 6 children - 4 living, Birthplace: Germany, Mother born: Germany, Father born: Germany, Language: English, housework HOLCHAN, Jimmie (son), m, w, 12, single, Birthplace: TX, Father Born: TX, Mother born: Germany, Language: English HOLCHAK, Mollie (daughter), f, w, 11, single, Birthplace: TX, Father Born: TX, Mother born: Germany, Language: English HOLCHAK, Tophil (son), m, w, 8, single, Birthplace: TX, Father Born: TX, Mother born: Germany, Language: English HOLCHAK, Julie (daughter), f, w, 4, single, Birthplace: TX, Father Born: TX, Mother born: Germany, Language: English 1920 US CENSUS 4 J-PCT, East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas Series: T625 Roll: 1856 Page: 133 January 20, 1920 Dwelling 92 / Family 92 HOLCHAK, Francis (Mrs.) (head), f, w, 43, widow, Birthplace: Moravia (Language: Bohemian), Father Born: Moravia (Bohemian), Mother born: Moravia, (Bohemian), Occupation: Cold Drink Keeper HOLCHAK, James (son), m, w, 21, single, Birthplace: TX, Father Born: TX, Mother Born: Moravia (Bohemian), salesman, cold drink stand HOLCHAK, Mollie (daughter), f, w, 19, single, Birthplace: TX, Father Born: TX, Mother Born: Moravia (Bohemian), Saleswoman, retail store HOLCHAK, Theofil (son), m, w, 17, single, Birthplace: TX, Father Born: TX, Mother Born: Moravia (Bohemian), Farm Labor, General Farm HOLCHAK, Julia (daughter), f, w, 13, single, Birthplace: TX, Father Born: TX, Mother Born: Moravia (Bohemian), Occupation: none I hope this helps some of you with your HOLCHAK/HOLSHAK family history research.