Rudolf PETRZELKA

1892 - UNKNOWN

• Name	Rudolf PETRZELKA  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	28 Nov 1892	Czechoslovakia   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	20 May 1908	New York Port, New York, New York, USA   [2]
  		S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II Ship Name: Kaiser Wilhelm II Years in service: 1903-1917 Funnels: 4 Masts: 3 Aliases: Agamemnon (1917), Monticello (1927) Shipping Line: North German Lloyd Ship Description: Built by "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 19,361. Dimensions: 684' x 72' (706' o.l.). Twin-screw, 23 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines; 42,000 I.H.P. Three…
  		Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II Ship: Kaiser Wilhelm II Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany Port of Arrival: New York, New York Arrival Date: 20 May 1908 Line: 23 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_1104
  		Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II Ship: Kaiser Wilhelm II Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany Port of Arrival: New York, New York Arrival Date: 20 May 1908 Line: 23 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_1104
  Census	28 Apr 1910	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [5]
  		1910 Federal Census of Illinois, Cook County, Chicago Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration District No. 558, Sheet No. 12B
  Census	9 Apr 1930	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [4]
  		1930 Federal Census of Illinois, Cook County, Chicago Enumeration District No. 819, Supervisor's District No. 6, Sheet No. 24A I have not definitively proven that this is the same Rudolf PETRZELKA from our family, but all of the clues seem to add up at this point.
  Death	UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I58	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Antonin PETRZELKA,   b. 31 May 1869   d. 1956 (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna ZEMANEK,   b. 15 Jan 1872   d. 17 Jun 1931 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 May 1892  [1]
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josephine,   b. Between 10 Apr 1896 and 9 Apr 1897, Czechoslovakia d. UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Rudolf PETRZELKA,   b. Between 10 Apr 1918 and 9 Apr 1919, Illinois, USA d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Anton PETRZELKA,   b. Between 10 Apr 1920 and 9 Apr 1921, Illinois, USA d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Immigration - 20 May 1908 - New York Port, New York, New York, USA Census - 28 Apr 1910 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Census - 9 Apr 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  In the SSDI is a Martin Petrzelka that was born 31 May 1892 and passed away Apr 1971. Last residence was in Chicago. I already know that the "other" Rudolph Petrzelka in Chicago passed away in May of 1962. It might be worth examining the application to see if this is our Rudolph using another name. 343-03-4325

  
  

• Sources

  [S297] KLEMSOVA, Miroslava, Email of 14 Jan 2009. 6. Anna Zemanek was born 15.1.1872. Died on 17.6.1951 (erron 1931) She married 30.5.1892 Antonin Petrzelka. Antonin Petrzelka was born 31.5.1869. Died on 1956. Antonin Petrzelka son Josef, farmer Pitín and Anna Prax. They had the following children : 14. Rudolf *1892 (Amerika) 15. Emilie *1894 (husband Jindrich Staroba) 16. Josef *1896 ; +1918 (Fell in the First World War) 17. Frantiska *1897 (husband Rudolf Zemanek) 18. Alois *1900 (Canada) 19. Antonín *1901, +? (son Zdenek theater and film direcor-I have the article) 20. Frantisek *1903, +? 21. Anna *1905 22. Marie * 1906 23. Stanislav *1912 [S303] Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II, Ship: Kaiser Wilhelm II Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany Port of Arrival: New York, New York Arrival Date: 20 May 1908 Line: 23 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_1104. Name: Rudolf Petrzelka [S297] KLEMSOVA, Miroslava, Email of 06 Jan 2009. 28.11.1892 Rudolf Petrzelka Father : Antonin Petrzelka Mother : Anna Zemankova [S428] 1930 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook, Chicago, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 819, Supervisor's District No. 6, Sheet No. 24A. We are accepting this census record because the immigration year matches the 1908 ship manifest we have located previously. It would be nice if we could definitively identify Rudolf's parents and prove this is indeed him. [S394] 1910 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook, Chicago, Thirteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration District No. 558, Sheet No. 12B.