Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and others previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Joseph Dvorak, general farmer, former wagon maker and business man has a good place in Oak Grove Township, whose buildings and general improvements bespeak the thrift and success of the owner. He is a native of this state, born in Manitowoc County Dec. 8, 1876, son of Joseph and Mary Dvorak, natives of Bohemia, who came to Wisconsin in the seventies and farmed in Manitowoc County the remainder of their lives. Joseph was reared in his native county and for a time helped his father at farm work. In 1892 he started to learn the wagon making trade at Manitowoc and worked there for several years. He came to Barron in 1899 and opened a wagon shop at Dobie, in Oak Grove Township. In 1901 he engaged in the refreshment business there. He went to Rice Lake in 1903 and there opened a wagon shop. Four years later, in 1907, he purchased 40 acres in Section 24, Oak Grove Township, cleared 30 acres, and erected a sightly house and suitable outbuildings. In 1919 he added 40 acres more in the same township. He is successfully carrying on general farming and dairying, and has a satisfactory herd of mixed cattle. Mr. Dvorak was married Oct. 29, 1901, to Elizabeth Frolik, who was born Dec. 23, 1879, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, daughter of Frank and Barbara (Wagner) Frolik. Mr. and Mrs. Dvorak are the parents of three children: Victor, born Oct. 13, 1903, and died Feb. 17, 1920; Lydia, born June 14, 1906, and Clarence, born Oct. 11, 1911. The family faith is that of the Roman Catholic Church. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 353.