Joseph John RUZICKA

1882 - 1958  (75 years)

• Name	Joseph John RUZICKA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	4 Aug 1882	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Joseph John MELROSE, Joe RUZICKA  [11]
  Census	Between 1 Jan and 11 Aug 1916	Alberta, Canada   [12]
  		1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Province: Alberta, District No. 43, Sub-District No. 12, Enumeration District No. 12 in Township 46, Range 14, W 4th
  Census	22 Jun 1900	South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, USA   [10]
  		1900 Federal Census of Oklahoma Territory, Lincoln County, South Creek Supervisor's District No. 219, Enumeration District No. 118, Sheet No. 11A
  Immigration	1904  [13]
  Census	17 Jul 1906	Strathcona, Alberta, Canada   [13]
  		1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Province: Alberta, District: Strathcona, Sub-District: 11, Page 45, Townships 46 To 52 Inclusive in Ranges 13, 14, 15 West of The 4th M Strathcona was a city in Alberta, Canada located to the south of the North Saskatchewan river. It amalgamated with the City of Edmonton in 1912.
  Census	22 Apr 1930	Fair, Malheur, Oregon, USA   [5]
  		1930 Federal Census of Oregon, Malheur County, Fair Enumeration District No. 23-13, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 3A
  Census	9 Mar 1940	Applegate, Malheur, Oregon, USA   [6]
  		1940 Federal Census of Oregon, Malheur County, Applegate Supervisor's District No. 6, Enumeration District No. 23-3, Sheet No. 1A
  Died	16 May 1958  [3, 14]
  Buried	Abt 19 May 1958	Anderson District Cemetery/Anderson, Shasta, California, USA   [3, 15]
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  		RUZICKA, Joseph John Plot: Block 4
  Person ID	I108	Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John William RUZICKA,   b. 28 Aug 1854, Chvaloic, Bohemia ,   d. 26 Nov 1939, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Josephine Sophia NOHEJL,   b. 19 Mar 1858, Kobylí Hlava, East Bohemia, Czech Republic ,   d. 8 Mar 1923, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	22 Apr 1878	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA   [16, 17]
  		RUZICKA, John W. and NOHEJL, Josephine S., Marriage License On one page you can see another marriage license document tucked in behind the current copy. The Nebraska State Historical Society informed me that a complete copy of that document is not available.
  		RUZICKA, John NOHEJL, Josephine Marriage License
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Elizabeth KUBANEK,   b. 8 Jan 1890, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 26 Jul 1934, Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1912	Prague Catholic Church/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [8, 18]
  Children	1. Frank Joseph RUZICKA,   b. 22 Apr 1914, Oregon, USA ,   d. 26 Oct 1990  (Age 76 years)  [natural]   2. Victor Augustine RUZICKA,   b. 12 Aug 1916, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1917, Camrose, Alberta, Canada  (Age 1 years)  [natural]   3. Marie Ann RUZICKA,   b. 1 Jul 1918, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 29 Sep 2010  (Age 92 years)  [natural] + 4. Augustine Benedict RUZICKA,   b. 12 Aug 1919, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1993, Redding, Shasta, California, USA  (Age 73 years)  [natural] + 5. Albert John MELROSE,   b. 14 Feb 1922, Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA ,   d. 13 Jun 2012  (Age 90 years)  [natural]   6. Helen Elizabeth MELROSE,   b. 13 Jun 1924, Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Aug 1882 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Census - Between 1 Jan and 11 Aug 1916 - Alberta, Canada Census - 22 Jun 1900 - South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, USA Census - 17 Jul 1906 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Married - 18 Nov 1912 - Prague Catholic Church/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Census - 22 Apr 1930 - Fair, Malheur, Oregon, USA Census - 9 Mar 1940 - Applegate, Malheur, Oregon, USA Buried - Abt 19 May 1958 - Anderson District Cemetery/Anderson, Shasta, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		RUZICKA, Joseph John World War I Draft Registration Card
  		RUZICKA, Emily Oregon Death Index, 1898 - 2008
  		RUZICKA, Austin U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  		RUZICKA, Emily Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1968
  		U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 Name: Louis Anton Ruzicka Gender: Male Nationality: Canadian Arrival Age: 33 Record Type: Arrival Birth Date: abt 1892 Birth Place: Kearney Residence Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Arrival Date: 25 Sep 1925 Port of Arrival: Seattle, Washington, USA Marital Status: Married

  
  

• Sources

  [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 899, JOSEPH and EMILY (KUBANEK) RUZICKA by Marie (Ruzicka) Monti. Joseph John, the third child in a family of ten children of Josephine Nohajl [sic] and John William Ruzicka, was born on August 4, 1882 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was baptized about two weeks later at Saint Philomina's Cathedral (later rebuilt and named Saint Cecilia's Cathedral) under the name of Rose as well as Ruzicka. At his confirmation sixteen years later, he received his middle name, John. [S471] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Name: Joseph John Ruzicka County: Harney State: Oregon Birth Date: 4 Aug 1882 Race: White FHL Roll Number: 1852057 DraftBoard: 0 [S652] Anderson District Cemetery (Anderson, Shasta, California, USA), Grave Markers. Joseph John Ruzicka Aug. 4, 1882 May 16, 1958 [S653] Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008. Name: Emily Ruzicka Death Date: 26 Jul 1934 Death Place: Malheur Spouse: Joseph Certificate: 61 [S18] 1930 U.S. Census, Oregon, Malheur, Fair, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 23-13, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 3A. Lines 15 thru 21 [S686] 1940 U.S. Census, Oregon, Malheur, Applegate, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 6, Enumeration District No. 23-3, Sheet No. 1A. Lines 4 thru 8 [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Name: Austin Benidict Ruzicka Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 12 Aug 1919 Birth Place: Edmonton, Canada Residence Place: Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Oregon, USA Employer: Himself Benchman Height: 5 11 Weight: 190 Complexion: Dark Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel Next of Kin: Joseph John Ruzicka Although it is in his own handwriting, it is believed that Austin has misspelled his middle name. No other document supports this spelling. [S915] Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index,1898-1942. Name: Jos. John Kuzicke [sic] Gender: Male Marriage Date: 1912 Marriage Place: Prague, Alberta, Canada Spouse: Emilia E. Kubanek Certificate Number: 4326 [S1037] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1968. Name: Emily E Ruzicka Gender: Female Race: White Age: 44 Birth Date: 1890 Birth Place: Lincoln, Nebraska Death Date: 26 Jul 1934 Death Place: Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA Father: Joseph Kubaneck Mother: Hellman Spouse: Joseph J Ruzicka Certificate Number: 61 [S5] 1900 U.S. Census, Oklahoma Territory, Lincoln, South Creek, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District #219, Enumeration District #118, Sheet #9, Line 48. [S163] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960. Name: Louis Anton Ruzicka Gender: Male Nationality: Canadian Arrival Age: 33 Record Type: Arrival Birth Date: abt 1892 Birth Place: Kearney Residence Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Arrival Date: 25 Sep 1925 Port of Arrival: Seattle, Washington, USA Marital Status: Married Father: John W. Spouse: Helen Sibling: Joe 2nd Relative Name: Agnes 2nd Relative Relationship: Child 3rd Relative Name: Chas. 3rd Relative Relationship: Child 4th Relative Name: Vincent 4th Relative Relationship: Child [S310] 1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Province: Alberta, District No. 43, Sub District No. 12, Enumeration District No. 12, Township 46, Range 14, W 4th, Page 13. [S508] 1906 Census of Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, Sub-District No. 11, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Schedule; Online Images, Page 45. [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 899, JOSEPH and EMILY (KUBANEK) RUZICKA by Marie (Ruzicka) Monti. Joe passed away on May 16, 1958 of cancer. [S56] ROSE, Donald John, Conversation on 23 Aug 2002. "Joseph is buried in Sacramento." [S91] Marriage Certificate of John RUZICKA and Josephine NOHEJL. Issued 16 April 1878 [S962] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908. Name: John Ruzecka [John William Ruzicka] Gender: Male Marriage Age: 23 Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1855 Birth Place: Austria Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1878 Marriage Place: Bohemian Town Omaha, Nebraska, USA Marriage County Office: Douglas Father: John Ruzecka [sic] Mother: Anna Ruzecka [sic] Spouse: Jose Nohejl [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 899, JOSEPH and EMILY (KUBANEK) RUZICKA by Marie (Ruzicka) Monti. Joe and Emily were married November 18, 1912 by father Teck in the church in Prague.