Dec 14, 20211 min readTomas Cap Baptismal Record 1845Tomas Cap was baptized on December 15, 1845 in Suchdol nad Lužnicí, a town in the southern Bohemian region of the modern day Czech...
Nov 16, 20211 min readJoseph Chopp's Baptism 1870Joseph Chopp was baptized Josef Cap on January 30, 1870 at St. Wenceslaus Church. The parish was founded in 1863 for Bohemian immigrants...
Nov 13, 20211 min readThomas Chop in the Chicago City DirectoryThomas Chop, who was born Tomas Cap, lived on Portland Ave. in Chicago as early as 1880. Below are entries from the Chicago City...
Nov 13, 20211 min readThomas Chopp Voter RegistrationVoter registration from the City of Chicago is available in 1888, 1890, and 1892. Tomas Cap had anglicized his name to Thomas Chopp at...
Jul 30, 20201 min readHappy Birthday Thomas Joseph DohertyThomas Joseph Doherty was July 30, 1929. His parents were John Edward Doherty and Myrtle Chopp. They had recently moved to St. Louis...
Jan 10, 20201 min readDoherty Home on Lawn Ave.John Edward Doherty was named the head buyer for St. Louis of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in 1927. He and his wife Myrtle...
Dec 17, 20191 min readBricklayersJoseph Thomas Chopp (1870-1915) was a bricklayer in Chicago. His son Joseph Thomas Jr. (1893-1955) is seen in this photo laying bricks...