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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town had a
post office in 1892 which was discontinued in 1906. 50 people lived
there in 1933. At one time there was a saloon, a blacksmith and a
store. It was named by town founder John Halamicek for his birthplace
in Europe. |
If it wasn't
for the sign, you'd never know there was once a town here
TE Photo, October 2004 |
Roznov History
By Carolyn
Heinsohn, Fayette County Historical Commission:
First settler was George Weikel who arrived before the Civil War.
He owned one of the first gristmills in Fayette
County, a sawmill and gin. Cotton
was hand-cleaned by slaves. During the Civil War, a stone building
on Weikel’s farm housed Confederate deserters. Son, Joseph Weikel,
died in 1884 when his gin caught fire.
John H. Halamicek , who arrived in 1885, named the community after
his birthplace, Roznov, Moravia. The community was also called
Halamicek. Halamicek founded a store in 1885 that once served
as the post office, as well as a drug store, because he was a registered
pharmacist. A blacksmith shop was owned by John Rek. There also was
a saloon, a beef club and a molasses press.
The Cordes School was located on County Rd. 257 or Halamicek Loop.
Another area school was the Javornik School named for the SPJST Lodge
No. 2
The Halamicek Cemetery was established in 1899 after the death of
a Pustejovsky child. The land where she was buried was originally
owned by Peter and Rosina Krystinek, who conveyed one acre to John
Halamicek for a community cemetery.
The settlers were predominantly Czech with a few Germans. The earliest
settlers besides George Weikel and John Halamicek were Fred Knutzen,
Bernard Cordes, Joseph Orsak, Joseph Cervenka, Peter Krystinek and
Frank Pustejovsky. |
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The Halamicek
Homestead
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Photo courtesy Greg Stone & Louisa Halamicek Stone |
Halamicek home
front view
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Photo courtesy Greg Stone & Louisa Halamicek Stone |
The Halamicek
Cemetery
Photo courtesy Greg Stone & Louisa Halamicek Stone
More Texas Cemeteries |
A distant view
from Roznov today
TE Photo, 2004 |
Roznov, Texas
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Subject:
Roznov, Texas
I saw your page on Roznov, Texas and decided to contribute what
I know about that place. My wife's great grandfather was John Halamicek.
He named the village in Fayette
County, Texas after his birthplace, Roznov pod Radhostem
in the Moravian part of what is now the Czech Republic.
He bought a store at Roznov, TX shortly after he married Miss Anna
Baron in 1885. He added on to his property there and at one time
there was a school, a post office, a molasses mill, and homes for
his tenants. Mr. and Mrs. Halamicek raised their 12 children at
Roznov, and continued to live there until they died. They are buried
in the Halamicek Cemetery which is near Roznov at the junction
of FM 1291 and C.M. Allen Road, about 5 miles east of Fayetteville.
Attached (above) are some pictures of Roznov and the Halamicek homestead
that used to stand at Roznov. - Greg Stone & Louisa Halamicek
Stone, August 29, 2006
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Fayette
County 1907 postal map showing Roznov
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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