John and Theresa Novak Addresses

John and Theresa Novak Addresses

**John and Theresa Novak Addresses**
Year	Name	Address	City	Occupation	Source	Comments
1880	John Novak	-	-	-	Chicago Directory	There are numerous Novaks listed and many John Novaks. However, of the John Novaks shown, none has an address that seems likely.
1881	John Novak	-	-	-	Chicago Directory	There are numerous Novaks listed and many John Novaks. However, of the John Novaks shown, none has an address that seems likely.
1882	John Novak	-	-	-	Chicago Directory	There are numerous Novaks listed and many John Novaks. However, of the John Novaks shown, none has an address that seems likely.
1883	John Novak	185 24th Place	Chicago	Laborer	Chicago Directory	The John Novak address shown for 1883 is next door to the Dedinas. The Novaks are of interest because John and Theresa Novak are the baptismal sponsors for John Filipek in December 1882.
1884	John Novak	355 22nd	Chicago	Laborer	Chicago Directory	There are numerous Novaks listed and many John Novaks. However, of the John Novaks shown, this one is close in the vicinity of 185 24th Place. However, this may not be the John Novak of interest.
1885	-	-	-	-	Chicago Directory	There are numerous Novaks listed and many John Novaks. However, of the John Novaks shown, none has an address that seems likely.
1886	-	-	-	-	Chicago Directory	There are numerous Novaks listed and many John Novaks. However, of the John Novaks shown, none has an address that seems likely.
1887	-	-	-	-	Chicago Directory	There are numerous Novaks listed and many John Novaks. However, of the John Novaks shown, none has an address that seems likely.
1888	John Novak	300 W. 20th	Chicago	Laborer	Chicago Directory	There are numerous Novaks listed and many John Novaks. However, of the John Novaks shown, this one is close in the vicinity of 185 24th Place. However, this may not be the John Novak of interest.
1889	-	-	-	-	Chicago Directory	There are numerous Novaks listed and many John Novaks. However, of the John Novaks shown, none has an address that seems likely.
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1902	John Novak	559 25th Place	Chicago	Laborer	Chicago Directory	Best guess from a variety of John Novak choices.

**Notes on John and Theresa Novak's Addresses**
It was decided to search the John Novak addresses because John and Theresa Novak were the baptismal sponsors for John Filipek in December 1882. In addition, Mary Novak, relation unknown, married Frank Nemec in 1891. Frank Nemec was Katherine's brother. Novak was a new surname in our research but usually baptismal sponsors are relatives or very close friends. The 1883 John Novak address at 185 24th Place is next door to the one for Albert Dedina. The Dedinas are of interest because Marie Dedina was the baptismal sponsor for Mary Filipek in 1889 and Albert Dedina was the baptismal sponsor for James Albert Filipek in 1892.	These early addresses and dates are of special interest because there is a story that Katherine arrived in 1882 and stayed with friends or relatives. It now appears likely that the Novaks and Dedinas are those friends or relatives. No other references to John and Theresa Novak other than the 1882 baptism of John Filipek have been found. It is not known whether they stayed a short while and went back or stayed. Because John Novak is such a common name and his occupation in 1883 was listed as laborer, it is very difficult to determine which, if any, of the listed John Novaks are the John Novak of interest. If you wish to explore any of this information further or have other addresses from various records, please contact Dave.