James,
I am replying to your message as posted at Genealogy Register 9-04
The places you are looking for were not in Bohemia! They are in Croatia... an area where many Czechs and Slovaks settled beginning in the 18th century. They are about 53 miles SE of the capital Zagreb and a few miles from one another. Novi Antunovac (means Anthony's New Town)
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=45.4833&longitude=17.0000&size=big
There is another town called Antunovac about 60 miles east of there near Osijek, Croatia.
There is an Ellis Is ship manifest for the arr of Vaclav (William) HOKES age 24 occupation mason former residence Meduric arr May 26,1899 destination to father and mother at 114 Warren St. Cleveland Ohio father's name looks like Johann
Joseph may have originally been Josef or Josip, James is strictly an English name and is a variant of Jacob so it is anyones guess what this name was before
Croatian online phone book lists 1 HOKE in all of Croatia not far from the above towns.
The Cuyahoga Co. Archives have no Naturalization records for HOKES. Cleveland Public Library Necrology files has the following:
Id#: 0549470
Name: Hokesh, Anton S. (Hokes)
Date: 7-30-31-1954
Source: Cleveland Bureau of Vital Statistics; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #118.
Notes: 9713 Marsh Ave. 7-27-1954. 75 yrs.
Id#: 0549469
Name: Hokes, Marie
Date: Jun 17 1959
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #118.
Notes: Hokes, Marie, residence, 889 Grayton Rd., Berea, dear mother of Emily Fragner, May Rentner, Joseph, Helen Harpfer, Ann Gallagher, and the late Elsie Osborne, grandmother and great-grandmother, sister of Ann Mihaliivic. Friends may call Wednesday, 2-10 P.M., at Frank J. Marek & Sons Inc. Funeral Home, 5040 Broadway. Funeral mass at St. Wenceslaus Church, Broadway and E. 37 St., on Thursday, June 18, at 9:30 a. m. Interment Calvary Cemetery.
Id#: 0549468
Name: Hokes, Joseph, Sr.
Date: Nov 11 1957
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #118.
Notes: Hokes, Joseph, Sr., beloved husband of the late Rose, dearest father of Frank, Joseph, Jr., Edward, Anna Gallagher, brother of Mary Prib, grandfather and great-grandfather, Friday. Family will receive friends at Bican Bros. Funeral Home, 5215 Fleet Ave. Services Tuesday, Nov. 12, at St. John Nepomucene Church at 9:30 a. m.
Id#: 0549467
Name: Hokes, Edward A.
Date: Aug 23 1961
Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #118.
Notes: Hokes. Edward A. Hokes, of 9713 Marah Ave., beloved son of the late Anton and Anna, dear brother of Mary Klepac and the late James, uncle of Robert K. and Lou D. Klepac, great uncle. Friends may call at Bican Bros. Funeral Home, 5215 Fleet Ave., Sunday 2:10 P. M. Services, Monday, Aug. 24, at St. Catherine's Church at 9 a. m.
Id#: 0549466
Name: Hokes, Edward
Date: Jan 11 1971
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #118.
Notes: Hokes. Edward Hokes, beloved son of Joseph and Rose (both deceased), brother of Frank of St. Petersburg, Fla., Joe of Grafton, O. and Ann Gallagher of Cleveland. Funeral Services Jan. 12 in St. Petersburg.
Id#: 0549465
Name: Hokes, Dorothy
Date: Mar ?
Source: ?; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #118.
Notes: Hokes. Dorothy Hokes (nee Eidam) of 4293 E. 138 St., wife of Matthew, mother of Sheria, and Sandra, daughter of Jacob and Barbara Eidam, sister of Henry and Fred. Passed away Tuesday p. m. The family will receive friends 2-5 And 7-10 P. M. Friday at the James, V. Holan & Sons Funeral Home, 4072 E. 131 St., where services will be held Saturday at 9:45 a.m. and from St. Timothy Church at 10:30 a. m. Interment Calvary Cemetery.
Id#: 0549464
Name: Hokes, Anton
Date: Jul 30 1954
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #118.
Notes: Hokes, Anton, 9713 Marah Ave., beloved husband of Anna (nee Vanecek), dear father of Mary Klepac, Edward, the late James, and grandfather, brother of Joseph, Mary Prib, the late Caroline Suchy and James, Tuesday. Family will receive friends at Bican Bros. Funeral Home, 5215 Fleet Ave. Services Saturday, July 31, at St. Catherine's Church at 9:30 a. m.
Id#: 0549463
Name: Hokes, Anna
Date: May 27 1955
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #118.
Notes: Hokes, Anna (nee Vanecek), 9713 Marah Ave., beloved wife of the late Anton, dear mother of Mary Klepac Edward and the late James, sister of Frank, Emma Kopeitko of Bannister, Mich., James and the late Mary Koeitko, and grandmother, Tuesday. Family will receive friends at Bican Bros. Funeral Home, 5215 Fleet Ave. Services Saturday, May 28, at St. Catherine's Church at 9:30 a. m.
Id#: 0150781
Name: Hokes, Joseph
Date: 1904
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #038.
Notes: 1851 - 1904. age 53. Calvary Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.
Id#: 0150780
Name: Hokes, James J.
Date: Jul 7 1950
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #038.
Notes: Hokes, James J., 13408 Saybrook Ave., beloved husband of Stella (nee Krakora), son of Anton and Anna Hokes, brother of Mary Klepac and Edward, suddenly Wednesday. Friends may call at Bican Bros. Funeral Home, 5215 Fleet Ave. Service Saturday, July 8, at 9:30 a. m. and at St. Wenceslas' Church Maple Heights, at 10 a. m. Member of Knights of St. John, Commandery No. 95, Maple Heights.
You also listed DOMITROVIC (domeetrovich, means son of Demitro) but gave no details. This is a Croatian name found in a few places in Croatia Ogulin/Bosiljevo and also Severin. The later is near the above mentioned villages.
The LDS Church (Mormon) church has microfilmed over 1200 parish records for Croatia which are available at the local Family History Center near you. For instance for Severin they have microfilms of the Orthodox Church records, DOMITROVIC may be either Roman Catholic or Orthodox.
Hope this helps.
Robert Jerin
Croatian Heritage Museum
Eastlake Ohio
