Death information: Address 2428 S. Saint Louis.
Born 6-12-1864 Chocin #15, Chynov, Tabor, Bohemia to Jan and Barbara Chamra.

Left Chocin, with other sister Maria, via Hamburg, aboard ship Lessing on 6-1-1881. Listed as Chamra
Arrived in NYC on 6-16-1881. Both listed as Chamer.

Married Alois / Louis Liska on 10-27-1883 in Chicago.

Census Records:
1900 Illinois Cook Chicago Ward 10 D0297 Page 6 1174 S. Kedzie
Alois 39, Josephine 35, Emma 15, Frank 13, Alois 8, Joseph 7, William 5, James 3, Annie 1

1910 Illinois Cook Chicago Ward 12 D0620 Page 9 2626 S. Sacramento
Louis 45, Josephine 42, Emma 24, Frank 23, Joseph 17, William 15, James 13, Anna 11, Helen 8, Josephine 5

Widower Louis
1920 Illinois Cook Chicago Ward 12 D0696 Page 3
1930 Illinois Cook Chicago D853 Page 28

Known Children:

Frank Liska 11-17-1885, died 7-3-1937, married Elizabeth Riha on 11-14-1914. Elizabeth seems to have died on 5-21-1919. Elizabeth #130296368

Emma Liska 10-17-1887 to 3-14-1939, married Robert Sramek on 8-14-1915 in Chicago. Emma #101543948

Joseph Liska - Born 9-1-1890, baptized 9-9-1890 at Saint Vitus Catholic Church in Chicago. Record could actually apply to Edward Leo Liska.

Edward Leo Liska 8-1-1890, married Helen, last record WW2 Registration, living in Pound, Wisconsin.

Louis Liska 1892? - died 3-17-1910 in Chicago.

Joseph Liska 4-26-1893, married Lillian Slavicek on 5-15-1917, died 3-1966 in Stickney/Berwyn.

William Liska 10-21-1894, 9-21-1894 on WW1, WW2 registrations, married Mary Rose Dilise, died 3-1976 Curryville, Pike, Missouri.

James Liska 11-11-1896, married Anna Wielgus in 1918, and died 1-15-1990 in Michigan. He is buried in Saint Adalbert's Cemetery.


Anna Liska 10-29-1898 married Oscar Bergman 9-10-1921, and died 1-23-1980 In New Port Richey, Florida.

Helen Liska 2-7-1902, last record Helen L. Bertram in Berwyn.

Josephine Liska 6-29-1903, married Bertram, died 8-1995 in New Port Richey, Florida.