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Cech Family
Jacob, Wenzel, Charles
Wenzel Cech
1845 - 1883
The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879
Wenzel Cech, proprietor of saloon; born
in Bohemia May 2, 1845; came to Watertown in 1856.
He was married here, July 18, 1868, to Creszenz
Gebhardt; she was born in Germany; they have four
children living: Charles, Amelia and
Emily (twins), and Clara; lost one daughter, Francisca.
He is a member of the Sons of Hermann and Turner Societies.
He is a son of Jacob Cech (b. 1810, d.
1885), one of the early tanners here, and who is now a resident of
Chicago. Mr. Cech
commenced business near the C. & N. W. Railway depot in 1870; he has been
doing business in his present location seven years.
Cross-References:
No 1: The Watertown
Historical Society and an image of the Wenzel Cech
Saloon as part of its Jones-Kreitzman Family
Collection of glass-plate negatives:
Image# KR129 - Wenzel Cech Saloon, located on
the north side of Main Street, "two buildings west of Third Street,” circa
1885. Today this is part of the Brown
Shoe Co.
No
2: Jacob, Wenzel, Creszenz, Francisca Cech are
buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Charles Cech
The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879
1875-76 Watertown City Directory Charles
Cech, proprietor of tannery, dealer in leather,
shoe-findings, hides, pelts, etc. Corner 2d and E Madison with residence at the same.
Born
in Bohemia Feb. 29, 1844; landed in New York City Sept. 28, 1856; came to
Watertown the same year.
Engaged in present business most of the time since, except two years in
the saloon business and a year or two that he was employed as a traveling
agent; commenced present business for himself April 1, 1873.
On
July 18, 1871, he was married to Carrie Derksen
(daughter of Theodore V. Derksen, then a resident of
Portage City, Wis., now a citizen of Watertown); she was born in Germany; they
have four children: Laura, Toni, Alma and Hugo.
Mr. Cech has been a member of the Turner Society for sixteen
years; he is also a member of the Sons of Hermann and of Pioneer Fire Company,
No. 1.
