Albina Marek

Brief Life History of Albina

When Albina Marek was born on 2 January 1885, in Buckholts, Milam, Texas, United States, her father, Jozef Marek, was 40 and her mother, Alzbeta Holba, was 24. She married John Joseph Lesikar on 24 July 1902, in Cameron, Milam, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 4 August 1958, in Temple, Bell, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Bellwood Memorial Park, Bell, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Joseph Lesikar
1877–1966
Albina Marek
1885–1958
Marriage: 24 July 1902
Viola Albina Lesikar
1903–1934
Ladislav John "Laddie" Lesikar
1904–1982
George Jay Lesikar, Sr.
1907–1995
Josephine Lesikar
1909–2004

Sources (15)

  • Albina Lesikar, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Albino Manek, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Albina Lesikar, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

Name Meaning

Polish, Czech, and Slovak: from the personal name Marek, an equivalent of Latin Marcus (see Mark ).

Czech: from a pet form of the personal name Martin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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