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    Karel Charles BLECHA

    Karel Charles BLECHA

    Male 1883 -

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    • Name Karel Charles BLECHA  [1
      Born 18 Jun 1883  Krise, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      • Karel was born in House #93.

        [1]
      Gender Male 
      Immigration 11 Oct 1910  New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Arrival into the US 
      Other 15 Mar 1921  Benton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      • On 15 Mar, 1921, Charles and his wife applied for passports for themselves and their children to visit Osek, Czechoslovakia. That’s where Frances’ father had lived and, apparently, that’s where Karen’s father was living.

        I believe they made that trip and never returned to the U.S. I can find no evidence of any of them in the U.S. after 1921.

        [2]
      Passport photo for Charles Blecha and his family in 1921.
      Passport photo for Charles Blecha and his family in 1921.
      Person ID I12381  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 11 Sep 2020 

      Father Jan BLECHA,   b. 10 Feb 1848, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. After March 1921, Osek, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
      Mother Marie HROMADOVA,   b. 1847 
      Married 24 Sep 1871  Vranov, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Family ID F4316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family France KRAHULIK,   b. 29 Jul 1884, Osek, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Married Abt 1910  [2
      • I believe that Karel and Frances were married in Bohemia, because when she arrives in the US in 1911, she goes by the name Frances Blecha.

        [2]
      Children 
       1. Charles BLECHA,   b. Abt 1914, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
       2. Muriel BLECHA,   b. 1917, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
       3. Mildred BLECHA,   b. 1919, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
      Last Modified 11 Sep 2020 
      Family ID F4318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jun 1883 - Krise, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsImmigration - Arrival into the US - 11 Oct 1910 - New York City, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Sources 
      1. [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Stupno 18, Page 77 of 331.
        Birth record for Karel Blecha in 1883. Actual image at: http://portafontium.cz/iipimage/30069057/stupno-18_0770-n?x=371&y=452&w=442&h=245



      2. [S1744] Various records researched on Ancestry.com.

      3. [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Stupno 10, Page 132 of 206.
        Marriage of Jan Blecha to Marie Hromada in 1871. Actual image at: http://portafontium.cz/iipimage/30069049/stupno-10_1320-o?x=271&y=461&w=160&h=88