Jindra and Chaloupka FamiliesFrom Europe to Manitowoc County, WI
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Written by Ellen M. Rohr
October 14, 2007
Joseph Jindra was born February 4, 1868 in Bohemia.
He married Mary K. Kohout. The family lived in in the Nasewaupee area of Door County, Wisconsin.
Mary was the daughter of Francis Kohout and Anne Chaloupka born September 1871 in Wisconsin. Anne Chaloupka was the daughter of Jan Chaloupka, and the sister to Joseph Chaloupka, connecting the Jindras and the Chaloupkas yet another way.
She died September 11, 1930 in a car accident. The car accident happened three miles west of Algoma. Both cars were badly damaged after the accident. The Jindra car was beyond repair. Mary (Kohout) Jindra died after a few days in the hospital. Her grandchild, Shirley, was injured, but not seriously.
Children of Joseph Jindra and Mary Kohout are:
notes by Michael Jindra with additional information by Ellen M. Rohr
Joe and Mary (Kohout) owned and operated a saloon and dance hall in Stokes Corners, later named Jindra Corners, in the town of Nasewaupee, Door County, Wisconsin. It was on the corner of 'O' and state highway 42 south of Sturgeon Bay. Per Mike, the building was still standing in 2011 when he visited.
Local dance halls and taverns provided much of the entertainment then, with live bands playing polka music. Some taverns served free lunches, and many people drank heavily in those days.
They owned the saloon and dance from about 1895 until 1928 when they sold to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Woldt. They also owned the cheese factory across the street. In 1909, the saloon and hall suffered a devastating fire causing $8,000 in damage to property and buildings with only $2,000 in insurance. They attempted to move their liquor license across the street to the cheese factory, but it was denied because it was too close to the school. He built a temporary saloon during the summer of 1910 and later built a larger saloon and hall (the one that Mike visited). It is likely he sold the property because of the constraints put on his establishment during prohibition (1920-1933). In 1926, he was fined for possession of illegal liquor.
Joe's son, Vincent, later operated a tavern in the Town of Nasewaupee just west of Sturgeon Bay (then Sawyer). After prohibition, local establishments had to apply for liquor licenses which were published in the paper prior to approval. The first application found in Vincent's name was 1934, just after prohibition ended. He owned two other establishments before moving to Lima, Ohio. One in the Town of Nasewaupee for a year and then one in the Town of Brussels.
Prior to 1934 Vincent lived in Two Rivers with his wife, Josephine (Eland) and daughter Shirley. The couple were married 7 June 1927 in a quiet early morning ceremony at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Later the couple divorced. Vincent Married Hazel M. Lamson and Josephine married Winfield Larson. Although we don't know if she was formally adopted, Shirley took on the surname of her step-father.
In a correction to Vincent's obituary we read the following:
Obit Correction
There has been a serious error in the Vincent Jindra obituary. Your paper states: "surviving are his wife, one daughter< Mrs. Quentin (Shirley) Hunt, Hammond, Ind."
If you will check at the courthouse in Sturgeon Bay, you will find Quentin Hunt married Shirley Larson, not Shirley Jindra. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Win Larson of Sturgeon Bay.
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Vincent Jindra is survived only by his wife Hazel (Nee Lampson). and one brother Harry Jindra.
MR. AND MRS. WIN LARSON
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