1892 - 1936 (43 years)
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Name |
Alois BLECHA [1] |
Born |
31 Dec 1892 |
Drahobudice 74, Czech Republic [1] |
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Alois Blecha Birth in 1892 From Drahobudice, Page 112 of 483.
https://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/d/5278/112#
ebadatelna.sopraha.cz
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Gender |
Male |
Immigration |
7 Aug 1909 |
New York, New York, USA [2] |
Arrival into the U.S. |
- Ship manifest states that this Alois BLECHA was 16 years at his arrival. It lists his father, Alois BLECHA, as the location in Drahobudice from where he came.
Also, traveling with Alois was Anna Fofanka, and lists her father, Frantisek Kaspar, as the person she was living with prior to coming to the U.S. That is the grandfather to Alois BLECHA (his mother's father).
Manifest also states both of them were from Drahobudice.
The name of the ship on which he came was the SS Friedrich Der Grosse
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Alois Blecha & Anna Fofanka Ship Manifest in 1909.
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Friedrich Der Grosse1 The ship upon which Alois BLECHA arrived into the U.S. in 1909 |
Census |
1910 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [3] |
Residence for 1910 Census |
- In this 1910 Census, Louis is living with his aunt, Anna Kaspar Fofanka.
Their address is 2635 S. Turner Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illiniois
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Naturalization |
17 Aug 1915 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [4] |
Petitioned for citizenship |
- Address for potion of citizenship was 2517 Sawyer Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
[4]
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Louis Blecha Naturalization Record in 1915
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Military |
5 Jun 1917 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [5] |
World War I Draft Registration |
- Actual address on registration was 3018 S. Turner Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
[5]
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Alouis Blecha WWI Draft Registration
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Census |
1920 |
3038 26th St. Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [6] |
Residence for 1920 Census |
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1920 Census Alois Blecha Family in Chicago
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Census |
1930 |
2837 W. 21st Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [7] |
Residence for 1930 Census |
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1930 Census Alois Blecha Family in Chicago.
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Died |
20 Aug 1936 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [1] |
Buried |
24 Aug 1936 |
Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA [1] |
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Alois and Marie Blecha Memorial at BNC Both Alois and Marie were cremated.
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Person ID |
I11838 |
Blecha/McDaniel |
Last Modified |
28 Feb 2020 |
Family |
Marie PLISKOVA, b. 1890, Bohemia , d. 19 Jul 1965, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 75 years) |
Married |
7 Sep 1911 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [1] |
Children |
+ | 1. Louis George BLECHA, b. 6 Sep 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois , d. 19 Dec 1967, Cicero, Cook Co., Illinois (Age 56 years) |
| 2. Mary BLECHA, b. 15 Dec 1912, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois , d. 18 Feb 1923, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 10 years) |
+ | 3. Joseph Louis BLECHA, b. 2 Apr 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois , d. 9 May 1966, 2402 S. Highland, Cicero, Cook County, Illinois (Age 52 years) |
+ | 4. Ann Mary BLECHA, b. 19 Feb 1916, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois , d. 19 Oct 2001, Cicero, Cook Co., Illinois (Age 85 years) |
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Last Modified |
23 Feb 2020 |
Family ID |
F4126 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 31 Dec 1892 - Drahobudice 74, Czech Republic |
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 | Immigration - Arrival into the U.S. - 7 Aug 1909 - New York, New York, USA |
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 | Census - Residence for 1910 Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
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 | Married - 7 Sep 1911 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
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 | Naturalization - Petitioned for citizenship - 17 Aug 1915 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
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 | Military - World War I Draft Registration - 5 Jun 1917 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
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 | Died - 20 Aug 1936 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
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 | Buried - 24 Aug 1936 - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
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Sources |
- [S1744] Various records researched on Ancestry.com.
- [S2285] Ship Manifest for Alois BLECHA in 1909.
- [S2287] 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_254; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0623; FHL microfilm: 1374267.
- [S2286] Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 for Louis Blecha.
- [S2284] Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook; Roll: 1493542; Draft Board: 27.
- [S2282] 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_321; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 708.
- [S2283] 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0786; FHL microfilm: 2340185.
- [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Drahobudice 13, Page 139 of 171.
Marriage Record for Alois BLECHA and Barbora Kaspar in 1892. Actual image at: https://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/d/5279/139
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