Cook County IL Archives Biographies.....Bagdziunas, John I 1882 - 
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Author: Goodspeed, W.A., & Healy, D.D. (Eds.)

John I. Bagdziunas, foreign exchange banker, real estate dealer, insurance, 
loan and steamship agent and printer, located at 2334 S. Oakley avenue, is one 
of the younger generation of Chicago's cosmopolitan citizenship who is a 
credit to the city. He was born in the village of Budziniszki, County of 
Szavli, State of Kovno, Lithuania, August 19, 1882, a son of Frank and 
Domicelia (Kazakauckas) Bagdziunas. The father, in 1886, immigrated to the 
United States and locating in Chicago secured employment at the Union Stock 
Yards. Two years later the family joined him here and have ever since made 
this place their home. He died November 2, 1903, leaving a widow and the 
following named children: Helen, a Sister of Nazareth, John I., Frank, 
Cassimir and Joseph.

John I. Bagdziunas, from the time he was six years old, has always made 
Chicago his home. He received his literary education from the Polish parochial 
schools, St. Ignatius college and Armour Institute. At the age of twelve years 
he was apprenticed to the printers' trade as a journeyman, and from 1901 to 
1903 was correspondent for various firms in the Polish and Lithuanian 
languages, and during this time also took up the study of stenography at 
Gregg's Business school. In 1903 he embarked in the printing business on his 
own responsibility at 358 Dearborn street. He thus continued until 1906 when 
he located on South Oakley avenue on the West Side. By hard work and economy 
he prospered to such an extent that, in 1908, he erected his present 
commodious three-story modern double brick building at 2334-6 South Oakley 
avenue. He here continued the printing business and has also established 
himself in other lines of employment as previously stated. Mr. Bagdziunas is a 
member of the Our Lady of Vilno Lithuanian Roman Catholic church, the 
Lithuanian National Alliance of America, the Brothers of Enlightenment society 
and St. Roko society. In politics he is a Republican. October 11, 1903, he 
married Miss Helen B., the daughter of Victor and Barbara Szymkiewicz, of 
Chicago, but formerly from Lithuania, and to this union two daughters have 
been born: Genevieve and Cecelia.


Additional Comments:
Goodspeed, W.A., & Healy, D.D. (Eds.). (1909). History of Cook County, 
Illinois. Chicago: The Goodspeed Historical Association.

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