Person:JoHann Linek (1)

Address: Bluff Township Sumner, Kansas Kansas Name: JoHann Linek Address 1: Bluff Township City: Sumner State: Kansas Country: Kansas

Was a farmer. Could read and write but not speak English. Owned his own home by a mortgage.

Date of migration was 05/21/1869. Became US citizen.

1900 census says he is still married although their is no mention of a wife. Maybe in Hospital?

1910 John was widowed according to census. Had to pass somewhere between 1900-1910 in Kansas.

Had to be married in Bohemia as Charles was born there. Frank the youngest was born in Kansas.

Somewhere between 1877-1882 moved to caldwell.

(Research):Caldwell, an incorporated city of Stunner county, is located 13 miles southwest of Wellington, the county seat, and 3 miles from the southern boundary of the state. The first settlement was made in March, 1871, and the city was named for Alexander Caldwell, United States senator from Kansas. A log building was erected by the town company, and was occupied by C. H. Stone with the first stock of goods in the place. Mr. Stone was also the first postmaster, the office being established soon after the town was laid out. In July, 1879, Caldwell was incorporated as a city of the third class, and at the election on Aug. 7, N. J. Dixon was elected mayor; J. D. Kelly, police judge; J. A. Blair, F. G. Hussen, H. C. Challes and A. Rhoades, councilmen. J. D. Kelly, Jr., was appointed the first city clerk.

Caldwell is situated at the junction of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, and the Kansas Southwestern railroads, which makes it an important shipping point. It has 2 banks, 2 grain elevators, 2 flour mills, 2 weekly newspapers (the Advance and the News), a number of well stocked mercantile establishments, an international money order postoffice with 7 rural routes, express and telegraph offices, telephone connections, good hotels, graded public schools, churches of the leading denominations, etc. In the immediate vicinity are large deposits of stone, large quantities of which are shipped annually. The population in 1910 was 2,205. Page 269 from volume I of «i»Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc.«/i» ... / with a supplementary volume devoted to selected personal history and reminiscence. Standard Pub. Co. Chicago : 1912. 3 v. in 4. : front., ill., ports.; 28 cm. Vols. I-II edited by Frank W. Blackmar. Transcribed May 2002 by Carolyn Ward.

The picture the book) of the Czech Pioneer Memorial. A plaque at the base states the Avenue of Flags is in memory of the Rev. Dwain Jenista, May 1979. A huge, beautiful marker stands with the names of the charter members of the Bohemia Cemetery Association of June 14, 1891. On the south side the names are: Jozef Bures, Sr., Waclav Krenek, «u»Jan Linek«/u», Jozef Nekvinda, Josef Bruj, Josef Hnulik, Josef Melishar, Waclav Vrana, Franta Jelinek, Franta Jelinek (M L Jr.), Anton Albert, Waclav Haulicek, Anna Lebeda, Matej Soucek, Franta Kubik, Karel Kubik, Jiri Kubik East side: Anton Kucera, Jozef Bures, Jozef Kralicek, Alois Dusek, Jan Bobek, Anton Wencel, Anton Cerny, Jan Urban, Josef Urban, Waclav Subera, Josef Skvor, Josef Balaban Bottom on East side: Vojtech Subera, Jan Skorepa, Franta Lebeda, Franta Bobek; ARKO SLOVANCKY HRBITOV, ESTABLISHED MARCH 22, 1881. The Czech Pioneers Memorial is a Bronze Plaque on which is a covered wagon pulled by oxen, with the following inscription: Dedicated by Caldwell Czech Chapter #1.

The picture the book) of the Czech Pioneer Memorial. A plaque at the base states the Avenue of Flags is in memory of the Rev. Dwain Jenista, May 1979. A huge, beautiful marker stands with the names of the charter members of the Bohemia Cemetery Association of June 14, 1891. On the south side the names are: Jozef Bures, Sr., Waclav Krenek, «u»Jan Linek«/u», Jozef Nekvinda, Josef Bruj, Josef Hnulik, Josef Melishar, Waclav Vrana, Franta Jelinek, Franta Jelinek (M L Jr.), Anton Albert, Waclav Haulicek, Anna Lebeda, Matej Soucek, Franta Kubik, Karel Kubik, Jiri Kubik East side: Anton Kucera, Jozef Bures, Jozef Kralicek, Alois Dusek, Jan Bobek, Anton Wencel, Anton Cerny, Jan Urban, Josef Urban, Waclav Subera, Josef Skvor, Josef Balaban Bottom on East side: Vojtech Subera, Jan Skorepa, Franta Lebeda, Franta Bobek; ARKO SLOVANCKY HRBITOV, ESTABLISHED MARCH 22, 1881. The Czech Pioneers Memorial is a Bronze Plaque on which is a covered wagon pulled by oxen, with the following inscription: Dedicated by Caldwell Czech Chapter #1.

«i»C«/i»aldwell was founded in 1871 astride the then new Chisholm Trail as an economic adventure of a group of Wichita entrepreneurs. The trail, running from Texas to the Intercontinental Railroad in northern Kansas, guided over a million longhorn steers and their guardian cowboys through Caldwell. This vintage cowtown --- a place of cowboys, saloons, gambling, and violence --- boasted a longer cowtown period (1880 - 1885), a higher murder rate, and loss of more law enforcement officers than other more famous cowtowns. Being the first town north of Indian Territory, cowboys went wild in this untamed "Border Queen City" after months on the dusty and treacherous trail. Gunfights, showdowns, hangings and general hellraising were commonplace. From these true stories came the romanticized American cowboy and the love of the Wild West. In 1893, Caldwell was also a starting point for the famous Cherokee Strip Land Run, when Oklahoma Territory was opened for homesteaders to stake land claims. Caldwell's riotous past is acknowledged with a life-sized silhouette of a trail cattle drive, «u»historical markers <markers.php>«/u» everywhere you turn telling the cowtown stories, boot hill cemetery with "Talking Tombstone" re-enactors, and celebrations that bring history to life.

In 1912, Carnegie library was established and still serves Caldwell with a good collection of Kansas references. St. Martin's Catholic church was built in 1924 in the style of old Spanish Missions. It's a beautiful old stucco and terra-cotta building. The Stock Exchange Bank is still located in the stone building at Main and First. It cost $5,000 to build in 1881. The lobby still has the marble teller area installed in the thirties, and the horns from a longhorn grace the entrance to the vault. There's a little park with a pleasant gazebo across Main Street from the Stock Exchange Bank. One of Caldwell's many murals graces the adjoining wall. There is also a more extensive park with a pool on the West side of town. The Post Office is a gracious Depression-era brick building. Inside, there's a mural entitled Cowboys Driving Cattle by Kenneth Evett. 

Caldwell is an attractive small town- a good place to live and raise a family or to spend the retirement years. People are lured to Caldwell by the low crime rate, excellent schools, numerous churches, excellent medical facilities and thriving small businesses. It is ideally located in southwestern Sumner [SU] county only 14 miles west of the Kansas Turnpike on US 81 and K-49 highways. It is approximately 60 miles from Wichita, 26 miles from Wellington and 31 miles to Arkansas City, 50 miles from Enid, Oklahoma and 60 miles from Ponca City, Oklahoma. The downtown area is full of old stone buildings and historical markers; plan to spend some time just walking around. Caldwell has a well-organized walking tour with lots of historical signs in the downtown area. Stop by the Cherokee Strip Center at Main & Central for a free map. Highway US-81 and K-49 pass through Caldwell and the Union Pacific serves Caldwell over track once owned by the Rock Island connecting Wichita and nearby Enid, Oklahoma. Caldwell is one of the few towns where the graveyard is a neat place to visit. Check with the Chamber of Commerce about the "Talking Tombstones".

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