Jezek Cemetery - Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Chris Snow & Bruce McLeod Date: 1 Feb 2011 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Submitted by Chris Snow & Bruce McLeod, rev. 28 Jan 2011 Directions to cemetery: Take Hwy 21 East from Caldwell. Turn right (South) on CR208. Cross the bridge over the railroad tracks. Take the first right into private pasture. Follow trail to cemetery in NW corner near railroad tracks. Description: 4' tall fence surrounds graves. Total fenced area is a rectangle that measures 43' north & south, 24' east & west. There are 7 headstones with a total of 8 marked graves. These 8 graves are still marked as of 28 January 2011: Josef Masik b. 30 March 1810 - d. 1 July 1881 Josef was the first Czech teacher in Texas. Texas Historical Marker on grave. Dedicated 1969. Headstone and footstone are now encased in concrete at the base to prevent further movement. On the back of the Historical Marker it reads: Erected by Emil Krenek, Joe S. Surovik, Frank G. Mrnustik, Albina Skrabanek, Melvin Skrabanek, SPJST Lodge # 17 Note on headstone: TO THE MEMORY OF HER FATHER BY TEREZIE (His daughter was Terezie Wunderlich Skrivanek) Josef Jezek Anna Jezkova (Jezek) b. 22 Sept 1852 - d. 1 January 1912 b. 15 Dec 1818 - d. 27 May 1883 Veronika Matuscik Frantisek (Frank) Jezek b. 20 June 1877 - d. 22 Nov 1886 b. Aug 1858 - d. 7 Mar 1906 Josef Jezek - Aged 81 years, and Marie Jezek - Aged 56 years No birth or death dates. Both share a headstone, but have separate footstones. Jindryck (Henry) Macat 1 Feb 1886 - 4 April 1909 Below are names of graves that are known to exist in the cemetery but the stones are either missing or were destroyed when the railroad was bulldozing the area between 1912 - 1913: Marie Paul Maresh Wife of Vincenc Maresh, Sr. b. 1838 - d. 1887 Theresa Maresh Daughter of Vincenc and Marie Maresh b. 1884 - d. 1887 Aged 3 years Tomas (Thomas) Mrnustik b. 1832 - d. unknown Jan (John) Skrabanek b. 26 July 1827 - d. 1885 Rozina Smikova Skrabanek b. 16 Oct 1827 - d. 1884