Edward Adam Lotak
b. 3 January 1917, d. 6 April 1970
- Father: Anton Lhotak b. 9 September 1886, d. 5 August 1964
- Mother: Helen Schima b. 27 July 1890, d. 7 May 1959
- Edward Adam Lotak was born on 3 January 1917 in Kansas.
- It appears that Edward was born while Helen was in Kansas, and that he remained there with his grandparents when Helen rejoined Anton in British Columbia, until the family relocated to Kansas in 1919.
- Anton Lhotak and Helen Schima appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Washington, Crawford County, Kansas, living near Helen's parents.. Other members of the household included Edward Adam Lotak, William Howard Lotak.
- In 1923, when work became so scarce in Girard, the family moved to Chicago where Anthony became a stationary fireman for the Ford Motor Company. He worked for Fort until 1925, when he went to work for Plunkett Chemical Company, where he was employed until he retired.
- Anton Lhotak and Helen Schima appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at 917 35th Place. Other members of the household included Edward Adam Lotak, William Howard Lotak.
- He and William Howard Lotak were naturalized on 8 April 1930 when their father was naturalized. By that time, Congress had passed a law conferring citizenship on minor children, thus naturalizing William and Edward also.
- Edward Adam Lotak died on 6 April 1970 at age 53 in Cook County, Illinois.
- Last Edited: 14 Aug 2009