Emily J. Rezac

Emily J. Rezac

• Father: Frank Rezac b. circa 1843, d. 12 February 1912
• Mother: Josefa Cerna b. circa 1842, d. 10 January 1899

• Emily J. Rezac was born on 4 November 1869 in New York City or Bohemia.
• Frank Rezac and Josefa Cerna, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in New York City, New York, recorded as the Rusack family.. Other members of the household included Emily J. Rezac.
• Frank Rezac and Josefa Cerna appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in New York City, New York, at Fifth Street. Other members of the household included Emily J. Rezac. Also in the household were children Annie (age 6), Rosa (5), John (4) and Frank (3), not yet recorded.
• She married Franz Josef Chmelicek, son of Josef Chmelicek and Josefa Suhm, on 24 August 1889 in Manhattan, New York.
• She and Franz Josef Chmelicek applied for a passport on 14 July 1891 while living in New York City, New York, at 309 East 72nd Street. Passport was issued 15 July 1891.
• Franz Josef Chmelicek and Emily J. Rezac arrived in the Port of New York on 19 October 1891, accompanied by Josephine Emily Luhan aboard the Hamburg-Amerika Linie SS Normannia, having departed Hamburg on the 9th, traveling in Kajüte (cabin class).
• Franz Josef Chmelicek and Emily J. Rezac appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Bronx, New York, at 1274 Avenue E. Other members of the household included Josephine Emily Luhan, Elizabeth F. Luhan, Olga Marie Luhan, Emily E. Luhan and Joseph E. L. Luhan.
• Franz Josef Chmelicek and Emily J. Rezac appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Manhattan, New York. Other members of the household included Josephine Emily Luhan, Elizabeth F. Luhan, Olga Marie Luhan, Emily E. Luhan and Joseph E. L. Luhan.
• Franz Josef Chmelicek and Emily J. Rezac appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Manhattan, New York, at 220 East 72nd Street. Other members of the household included Olga Marie Luhan, Elizabeth F. Luhan, Emily E. Luhan and Joseph E. L. Luhan. Also in the household was domestic servant Mary Korbel, age 19.
• The following appeared on 27 June 1920 in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. C. Luhan, of 220 East Seventy-second street, New York city, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Olga Marie, to Mr. Erle Cullen Herman, formerly of Germantown. During the war Mr. Herman held a commission as captain in the Chemical Warfare Service, U. S. A., and was detailed for service with the Gas Defense Division.
• Franz Josef Chmelicek and Emily J. Rezac appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Forest Hills, Queens County, New York, at 24 70th (Harvest) Road. Other members of the household included Elizabeth F. Luhan.
• Emily J. Rezac became a widow at the 30 June 1931 death of her husband.
• The following appeared on 2 July 1931 in The Daily Star: [Died] Joseph F. Chmelicek, M. D., suddenly on June 30 at 24 Harvest street, Forest Hills, L. I., husband of Emily Luhan and father of Josephine, Betty, Olga, Emily and Joseph, Jr.
       Funeral services 10 a.m., Friday, July 3, at 204 East Seventy-second street, New York City. Interment private.
• The following appeared on 2 July 1931 in The Daily Star: A funeral service for Dr. Joseph F. Chmelicek Luhan, 24 Harvest street, Forest Hills, who practiced in Manhattan for thirty-five years and who died Tuesday, will be held at 10 a. m. tomorrow at 204 East Seventy-second street, Manhattan.
       Dr. Luhan was sixty-four. He leaves his wife, Emily R; two sons, Joseph, Jr., and Arthur, and three daughters, Betty, Emily and Dr. Josephine Luhan, assistant professor of dentistry at Columbia University.
       A native of Bohemia, Dr. Luhan came to this country when he was nineteen. He was graduated from New York University, the Columbia College of Pharmacy, and the University of Prague.
       He was a United States pension examining surgeon, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, a member of the American Medical Association, the New York County and State Medical Societies, Masons, Shiners, Odd Fellows and several Bohemian organizations.
       Burial will be private.
       Note mention of son Arthur, and no reference to daughter Olga Marie Herman, although the children appear to be listed correctly in the death notice appearing on the same page.
• Research Note: It is possible that she died in France sometime after October 1932. She sailed back to New York from Le Havre in August 1930, October 1931, and October 1932.

• Last Edited: 22 Oct 2016