 1887 - 1971 (83 years)
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| Name |
Rudolf (Rudolph) BLECHA [5, 6] |
| Born |
8 Sep 1887 |
Podmokly No. 115, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia  [1, 2, 4, 6] |
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Blecha Home #115 in Podmokly, Czech Republic
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Blecha Home #115 in Podmokly, Czech Republic
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| Christened |
9 Sep 1887 |
Podmokly No. 115, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia [4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
27 Apr 1905 |
New York, New York |
| Immigration to the U.S. through Ellis Island. |
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Ellis Island Dedication Certificate for Frantisek and Annastazie Blecha Family
As a dedication to my family who came through Ellis Island in 1905, my wife and I made a donation to the Ellis Island Foundation so that an inscription will be made on the Ellis Island Wall of Fame recognizing this family. Any family member will be able to visit Ellis Island to see this inscription. [Inscription should be finished sometime during 2014] |
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Frantisek Blecha and Family Immigration in 1905
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| Census |
1910 |
2727 S. Christiana Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [7] |
| Residence for 1910 Census |
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1910 Census Anna Soumer Blecha 1867 and Family
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| Military Service |
5 Jun 1917 |
2727 S. Christiana Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [8] |
| Residence for WWI Draft Registration |
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Rudolph Blecha 1887 WWI Draft Registration
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WW I Rudolph Blecha
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WW I Rudolph Blecha w Flag
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| Other |
8 Oct 1927 |
32 W. Roosevelt Road, Oak Park, Illinois |
| The opening of the Blecha Bakery in Illinois |
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The opening of the Blecha Bakery in Oak Park, Illinois
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| Census |
1930 |
3644 Grant, Ogden, Weber County, Utah [9] |
| Residence for 1930 Census |
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1930 Rudolf Blecha 1887 with Family in Utah
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| Census |
1940 |
50 W. Forest St., Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah [10] |
| Residence for 1940 Census |
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1940 Census Rudolph Blecha 1887 in Utah
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| Residence |
1944 |
3644 Grant, Ogden, Weber County, Utah |
| Residence when their son, Rudolph, was captured during WWII. |
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Rudy Blecha war capture
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| Residence |
1946 |
Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA |
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Rudolph Blecha 1946 In Back of Cafe
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| Died |
28 May 1971 |
Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA [3, 11] |
- Social Security Death Index lists birth and death dates. His SS# was 528-10-019
Rudolph Blecha's obituary reads:
Rudolph Blecha, 80, of 3644 Grant, lost his life Friday night when struck by a car in South Ogden. Mr. Blecha had resided in Ogden the past 50 years. He had operated the Blecha Coffee Shop from approximately 1940-1950. He had also worked for Guyon Coffee Shop, Ross and Jack's and the Hotel Ben Lomond as a baker. He was a member of the Presbyterian Churc. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars and the Baker's Union. Surviving are his widow, one son and one daughter, Rudolph F. Blecha, Mrs. Kenneth (Helen) Jensen, all of Ogden; six grandchildren and for great grandchildren; one brother and two sisters, Joseph Blecha, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Blanche Holub, Mrs. Mary Halvis, both of Cicero, Ill. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Larkin Chapel of the Dawn, with the Rev. Donald R. Steiner of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Friends may call at the mortuary Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday until time of services. Internment will be in the Ogden City Cemetery.
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| Buried |
Ogden City Cemetary, Ogden, Utah, USA [11, 12] |
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Headstones in Ogden City Cemetery in Ogden Utah
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Rudolph Blecha Headstone
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| Person ID |
I1543 |
Blecha/McDaniel |
| Last Modified |
7 Oct 2022 |
| Father |
Frantisek "Frank" BLECHA, b. 7 Oct 1860, House #46, Podmokly, Czech Republic , d. 17 Apr 1912, 2727 S. Christiana Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 51 years) |
| Mother |
Annastazie SOMMROVA, b. 27 Apr 1863, Podmokly 79, Podmokly, Ceská republika , d. 5 Jan 1946, 3314 W. Walnut Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
27 Jan 1885 |
House #46, Podmokly, Czech Republic [1, 13, 14] |
Marriage record of Frantisek Blecha and Anastázie Sommerová
Parish register of Zvíkovec No. 6, book of marriages, 1765-1905
Page: 524-525
Year, month, day of wedding: Jan 27, 1885
Priest: Frantisek Strnad, parish priest
Place: Podmokly No. 46
Bridegroom: FRANTISEK BLECHA, son of Jan Blecha, farmer from Podmokly No. 46, and mother Annastasie H?lková from Podmokly No. 46
Age: 24 years old; 7.10.1860
Religion: Catholic
Unmarried
Place: Podmokly No. 79
Bride: ANNASTASIE SOMMROVÁ, daughter of Josef Sommr, farmer from Podmokly No. 79, and mother + Barbora Fronková from Podmokly No. 14
Age: 21 years old; 27.4.1863
Religion: Catholic
Unmarried
Witnesses: Václav Albrecht, farmer; Václav Týsl, cottager, both from Podmokly
Notes: Jozef Somr, consenting father of bride; Jan Slapni?ka farmer from Podmokly, witness; Jozef Hlad, verger, witness; baptisms of both in baptismal parish register IV, p. 239 and 291
Language of record: Czech
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| Family ID |
F525 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Thelma FORD, b. 29 Jun 1901, Farnam, Dawson County, Nebraska , d. 23 Jun 1993, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA (Age 91 years) |
| Married |
12 Jul 1921 |
Salt Lake City, , Utah, USA [3] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Rudolph Ford BLECHA, b. 6 Apr 1922, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA , d. 14 May 2004, Clearfield, Davis, UT (Age 82 years) |
| + | 2. Helen Barbara BLECHA, b. 1 Oct 1926, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA , d. 25 Sep 2011, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA (Age 84 years) |
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| Family ID |
F529 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 8 Sep 1887 - Podmokly No. 115, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia |
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| Christened - 9 Sep 1887 - Podmokly No. 115, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia |
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 | Immigration - Immigration to the U.S. through Ellis Island. - 27 Apr 1905 - New York, New York |
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 | Census - Residence for 1910 Census - 1910 - 2727 S. Christiana Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
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| Military Service - Residence for WWI Draft Registration - 5 Jun 1917 - 2727 S. Christiana Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
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 | Married - 12 Jul 1921 - Salt Lake City, , Utah, USA |
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 | Other - The opening of the Blecha Bakery in Illinois - 8 Oct 1927 - 32 W. Roosevelt Road, Oak Park, Illinois |
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 | Census - Residence for 1930 Census - 1930 - 3644 Grant, Ogden, Weber County, Utah |
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 | Census - Residence for 1940 Census - 1940 - 50 W. Forest St., Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah |
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| Residence - Residence when their son, Rudolph, was captured during WWII. - 1944 - 3644 Grant, Ogden, Weber County, Utah |
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 | Residence - 1946 - Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA |
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| Died - 28 May 1971 - Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA |
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 | Buried - - Ogden City Cemetary, Ogden, Utah, USA |
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| Notes |
- Parish register of Zvikovec No. 8, book of baptisms, 1869-1897
Leaf: 281v-282r
Date of birth: Sep 8, 1887
Date of baptism: Sep 9, 1887
Baptizing priest: Frantisek Strnad, parish priest
Name of a child: RUDOLF
Religion: Catholic
Gender: male
Legitimate
Place and house number: Podmokly No. 115
Midwife: Rosalie Bittnerova¡ from Zvikovec, examined
Father: Frantisek Blecha, cottager at Podmokly No. 115, son of Jan Blecha, farmer from Podmokly No. 46, and mother Annastasie Hulkova¡ from Podmokly No. 46
Mother: Annastasie Sommrova¡, daughter of Josef Sommr, farmer from Podmokly No. 79, and Barbora Fronkova¡ from Podmokly No. 17
Godparents: Rudolf Blecha, son of Jan, farmer in Podmokly
Language of record: Czech
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1910:
Name: Anastazia Blecha
Age in 1910: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Austria
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Austria
Mother's Birth Place: Austria
Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Year of Immigration: 1905
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Anastazia Blecha 46
Rudolph Blecha 23
Mary Blecha 19
John Blecha 17
James Blecha 15
Anton Blecha 12
Blanche Blecha 9
Joseph Blecha 6
Rudolph is listed as a baker in a retail shop.
1930 Census:
Name: Rudolph Blecha
Home in 1930: Burch Creek, Weber, Utah
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Thelma
Race: White
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Rudolph Blecha 40
Thelma Blecha 27
Rudolph H G Blecha 8
Helen B Blecha 4
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Burch Creek, Weber, Utah; Roll: 2425; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 267.0.
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- [S182] 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_254; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 623; Image: 712.
- [S496] Ellis Island Record: Arrived April 27, 1905 (New York) on S.S. Barbarossa from Bremen.
- [S584] Thelma Ford Blecha, born June 29, 1901, died June 23, 1993 in Ogden Ut., (Ogden Standard Examiner; Thursday, June 24, 1993).
- [S834] Parish register of Zvikovec No. 8, book of baptisms, 1869-1897, 281v-282r.
- [S1174] Blecha Family Tree from Jan Zajicek.
- [S1795] Czech Church Records for Marriages, Birth, Deaths, Zvikovec 08, Page 171, 1st entry.
Birth record for Rudolf Blecha in 1887
Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30070551/zvikovec-08_1710-n?x=35&y=117&w=516&h=205
- [S1351] 1910 Census.
- [S1149] WWI Draft Registration Card.
Rudolph Blecha
- [S1363] 1930 Census.
- [S1364] 1940 Census.
- [S544] Given to us by Raymond and Gertrude Blecha.
- [S607] Joleen Haggard (Jun 12, 2009).
- [S530] 1930 Census.
- [S832] Parish register of Zvikovec No. 6, book of marriages, 1765-1905.
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