John B. Chez, 7 North 54 West
In 1880 Washington County, Iowa,
James "Cheese" is 65,
Barbara Cheese 48 Wife,
Joseph Sheese
12 Son,
Anthony Cheese
8 Son, and
Anna Cheese
16 Daughter.
Wenzel Chez and Barbara Holwick had ANna Chez in Bohemia. Anna, 19 married John E. "Muncell" on Sept 17, 1883 in Washington County, Iowa.
POSSIBLY
Anna M. Musial
BIRTH
1857
DEATH
1948
BURIAL
Saint Kunegunda Cemetery
McAdoo, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania,
MEMORIAL ID
245301020.
John Musial
BIRTH
1846
Poland
DEATH
26 Aug 1948
Tresckow, Carbon County, Pennsylvania,
BURIAL
Saint Kunegunda Cemetery
McAdoo, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania,
MEMORIAL ID
222165985.
November 1961 Medford, Oregon " Funeral services for Joseph C. Chez, 234 North Ivy, who died Thursday,
will be held Monday, Nov. 27, at 10:30 a.m. at the Perl Funeral home. The Rev. D. K. West, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will officiate. Interment will be private at Siskiyou Memorial park.
Mr. Chez, the son of James and Barbara Chez, was born on Jan. 24, 1869, in Richmond, Iowa.
In 1897, he was graduated from Georgetown University Law school, Washington, D. C.,
and practiced law in Shelbyville, for three years. He then moved to Ogden, Utah, where he practiced law
for more than 40 years. He served two terms in the Utah State Senate and later served eight years as
attorney general of the state of Utah. When he retired from law practice in 1945,
he moved to Medford, where he became active in the real estate business, retiring in 1954.
Mr. Chez was an elder In the Presbyterian church in Ogden, Utah, a leader in many Ogden civic
affairs, and a past member of many fraternal organizations. On May 16, 1900,
in Shelbyville, he was married to Jessie M. McCorkle, who survives. Other survivors include three sons,
Fred, Medford; Richard, Seattle, Paul, Fresno, three daughters, Mrs. Fred (Miriam) Rhea, Elko,
Mrs. Arthur (Jeanne) Chapman, Portland, and Mrs. Paul (Frances) Kingston, Yakima,
14 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. Two sons, Joseph C. Jr. and Robert preceded him in death."
John claimed a quarter in section 19, 7N 54W in 1891.
In 1900 Washington County, Iowa,
Frank W. Chez is 34,
Elizabeth Chez
34 Wife,
Mary Chez
9 Daughter,
Mabel Chez
8 Daughter,
Bertha Chez
6 Daughter,
Ruth Chez
7 Daughter,
Esther Chez
1 Daughter, and
John B. Chez 38 Brother.
In 1910 Washington County, Iowa,
John Chez 48, born in Austria, doing odd jobs, Barbara F. Chez
78
Mother.
Barbara Chez
BIRTH
3 Dec 1833
DEATH
11 Oct 1914
BURIAL
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Richmond, Washington County, Iowa,
MEMORIAL ID
85137005.
July 1918 Sterling " Mr. John Chez, a pioneer here some twenty-five years, is visiting at the Veverka ranch from Richmond, Iowa. "
June 27, 1939 Iowa City " for John Chez, who died at the
home of hi niece, Mrs. Joe Mai-itchlcy near Richmond, where he
ha lived the last nine years. A Mr. Che was born May 16,1861,
, and came to America
when he was five years of age
with the exception of a few year he passed his entire life in this vicinity. Surviving are one sister,
Mrs. Anna Musil of Sicklerville, N. a brother, Joseph of Salt Lake City, Utah,
and several nieces and nephews. His parents, two brothers, Frank and Anthony,
and a half-brother, Wencil Chez, preceded him in death.
John Chez
BIRTH
1861
DEATH
1939
BURIAL
Richmond Cemetery
Kalona, Washington County, Iowa,
MEMORIAL ID
19698243
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