Comments regarding Private Charles VONDRA

Information compiled from various sources.

Military related information:

Enlisted 7 October 1917
Discharged (Medical) February 1918

Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 7 Oct 1917. Listed as Private. Transferred from Battery F 332 Field Artillery (FA) NA to 33rd DIV per SO#70 Hdq 86th DIV; Assigned to and Joined Company L, 132nd INF on 14 Nov 1917 per SO#60 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 5 Nov 1917. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private. Discharged thru Base Hospital on CD per 2nd indorsement Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 4 Feb 1918. - Morning Report 14 February 1918, Camp Logan, Tx; Discharged per Division Special Order #35 Para 18 Headquarters, 33rd Division.

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Post War Occupations / Bio:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Vondra
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Bohemia (Czechoslovakia)
Home in 1920: Lyons, Cook, Illinois
Street: 39th Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1913
Relation to Head of House: Stepson (Step Son)
Marital Status: Single
Mother's Name: Mary Pavelka
Native Tongue: Bohemian
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Baker
Industry: Bread Bakery

Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Naturalization Status: Papers Submitted
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Louis Pavelka 51 Head
Mary Pavelka 49 Wife
Jerry Vondra 25 Stepson
Charles Vondra 24 Stepson
Mary Pavelka 9 Daughter
Louis Pavelka 5 Son

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Vondra
Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 34
Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Street Address: South Avers Avenue
House Number: 2801
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 20, 000.00
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 25
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Mother's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia

Language Spoken: Czech
Immigration Year: 1913
Naturalization: Naturalized (1929)
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Baker
Industry: Baker Shop

Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Charles Vondra 34 Head
Marie Vondra 34 Wife
Eleanor Vondra3 Daughter

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Vondra
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Map of Home in 1940: View map
Street: So Avers Avenue
House Number: 2801
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Chicago
Citizenship: Naturalized
Occupation: Baker
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 3500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Charles Vondra 44 Head
Marie Vondra 44 Wife
George C Vondra 17 Son
Eleanor M Vondra 12 Daughter
Lillian H Vondra 9 Daughter

WWII Draft Registration:

Post War Known Addresses:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

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Karel (Charles) Vondra
BIRTH 20 Aug 1895
Dolni Mesto, Okres Havlíčkův Brod, Vysočina, Czech Republic
DEATH 11 Mar 1963 (aged 67)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois

Miscellaneous:

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records
Name: Charles Vondra [Karel Vondra]
Petition Age: 34
Record Type: Petition
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1895
Birth Place: Dolno Mesto, Czechoslovakia

Arrival Date: 6 Nov 1913
Arrival Place: New York, New York
Petition Date: 17 Oct 1929
Petition Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Spouse: Mary
Petition Number: 82505
Court: Department of Labor, Naturalization Service

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