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    Josef BLECHA

    Josef BLECHA

    Male 1821 - 1904  (82 years)

    Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

    • Name Josef BLECHA  [1, 2, 3
      Born 30 Nov 1821  Trimanska rybarna 6, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
      Christened 1 Dec 1821  Trimanska rybarna 6, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Gender Male 
      Immigration 5 Sep 1864  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      • Josef (43) Anna (43)Frank (13) Louis (8), Josef (7), Clara (6), Jan (4) & Karl arrived on the Ship Adolphine from Bohemia.
      Census 1870  Humbolt, Richardson County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
      Residence for 1870 Census 
      • 1870 United States Federal Census

        Name: Joseph Blaker
        Age in 1870: 50
        Birth Year: abt 1820
        Birthplace: Bohemia
        Home in 1870: Township 2, Richardson, Nebraska
        Race: White
        Gender: Male
        Post Office: Humboldt
        Household Members:
        Name Age
        Joseph Blaker 50
        Anna Blaker 50
        Frank Blaker 19
        Joseph Blaker 16
        Louis Blaker 16
        Clara Blaker 13
        John Blaker 12
        Lipwold Blaker 3

        Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 2, Richardson, Nebraska; Roll: M593_832; Page: 125A; Image: 253; Family History Library Film: 552331.
      1870 Census for Joseph Blecha 1821 Family in NE
      1870 Census for Joseph Blecha 1821 Family in NE
      Buried May 1904  Oak Valley Cemetery, Oak Valley, Elk County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
      Joseph Blecha Headstone 1821 1904 Kansas
      Joseph Blecha Headstone 1821 1904 Kansas
      Died 11 May 1904  Elk County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I169413  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 22 Aug 2020 

      Father Vaclav (Wenzel) (James) BLECHA,   b. 13 Aug 1788, Studena 4, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1867, At Sea, Coming to America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
      Mother Anna BROUKOVA,   b. 2 Apr 1789, Hlince 11, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1861, Třímany 2, Kladruby, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
      Married 29 May 1808  Rybarne Dubjansky, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7
      • House #4
      • Translation of Marriage Record: [by Jan Dus, slightly revised]

        VÁCLAV BLECHA
        ANNA BROUKOVÁ

        State Archive in Plzen
        Roman Catholic Parish in Chric
        Marriage Register, Book #2, page #133, record #3

        Date of marriage: May 29, 1808
        Place of marriage: Chric
        Marriage performed by Josef Weingartner, localist
        Place of marriage: Rybarne Dujansky #4

        Groom:
        Václav Blecha, widower, son of Jan Blecha, fisherman under Dubjany in Studená #4, future ½ lán farmer in Lhota /after his first wife/, subject to Chric domain
        Religion: Roman Catholic
        Marital status: widower
        Age: 21

        Bride:
        Anna Brouková, daughter of Jan Brouk, farmer and reeve from Hlince #11 and of mother Marie Kounovská, subject to Chric domain
        Religion: Roman Catholic
        Marital status: single
        Age: 19

        Witnesses:
        Jan Tarant, carpenter apprentice from Chric
        Frantisek Janota, carpenter apprentice from Chric
      Notes 
      • Art Lang's genealogy had another child listed, Matej Blecha (1823-1903). That was not correct. That Matej Blecha moved to Iowa, but was not part of this family. For further information, search Matej Blecha born 27 Sep 1823 on this site.



      Family ID F61758  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Marie Anna ROTH,   b. 20 Mar 1821, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1895, Needville, Fort Bend, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
      Married 24 Sep 1851  Hochlibin 59, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8
      Notes 
      • Art Lang had an additional 3 children for this family, but I believe they were all duplicates, so I've deleted them. Their names were: Frantiska, Frank & Johann.
      • A summary of the births of Josef and Marie Anna can be found in the Czech Church Records: Lysoka Libyne 08, Pages 67 & 68 of 251. First image at: http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30071355/vysoka-libyne-08_0670-r

      Children 
       1. Frank "Franz" Joseph BLECHA,   b. 24 Sep 1851, Hochlibin 53, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1945, Near Elk City, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
       2. Josef BLECHA, Sr.,   b. 12 Dec 1853, Hochlibin 53, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1919, Munden, Republic County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
       3. Alois BLECHA,   b. 12 Dec 1853, Hochlibin 53, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1918, Smith County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
       4. Anton BLECHA,   b. 24 Mar 1856, Hochlibin 53, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1856, Hochlibin 53, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
       5. Clara BLECHA,   b. 4 Jun 1857, Hochlibin 53, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946  (Age 88 years)
       6. Johann (John) BLECHA,   b. 19 Dec 1860, Hochlibin 48, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1951, Wellington, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
       7. Karl BLECHA,   b. 4 Nov 1863, Hochlibin 48, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Before 1870, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
      +8. Leopold BLECHA, Sr,   b. Apr 1867, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1949, La Junta, Otero, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)
      Last Modified 14 Oct 2017 
      Family ID F61763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Nov 1821 - Trimanska rybarna 6, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsChristened - 1 Dec 1821 - Trimanska rybarna 6, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Sep 1851 - Hochlibin 59, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsImmigration - 5 Sep 1864 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence for 1870 Census - 1870 - Humbolt, Richardson County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - May 1904 - Oak Valley Cemetery, Oak Valley, Elk County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 11 May 1904 - Elk County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Photos
      Joseph Blecha and Marie Anna Roth with notes
      Joseph Blecha and Marie Anna Roth with notes
      From the genealogy of Art Lang of Nebraska

      Documents
      Blecha Family Tree prepared by Jan Zajicek in July 2013
      Blecha Family Tree prepared by Jan Zajicek in July 2013
      Blecha Family Tree Updated March 2014
      Blecha Family Tree Updated March 2014
      This tree was prepared by Jan Zajicek, resident of Nyrany, Czech Republic. It updates some of the information for the Blecha families from Hlince 6.
      Joseph Blecha and Marie Anna Roth Family Story
      Joseph Blecha and Marie Anna Roth Family Story
      From the genealogy of Art Lang of Nebraska

    • Notes 


      • BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hlince, Czechoslovakia.

        Per Art Lang, came in abt 1867 and came through Chicago

      • Art correctly had his birth location as "Hlinec, Kralovice Plzen, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia", but I am using the actual location as on the birth record, according to Jan Zajicek.


    • Sources 
      1. [S1174] Blecha Family Tree from Jan Zajicek.

      2. [S1267] Czech Church Records for Birth Death Marriage, High Libnye 04, Page 105.
        Actual Image at: http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30070402/vysoka-libyne-04_1050-n



      3. [S1267] Czech Church Records for Birth Death Marriage, Chric 05, Page 22 of 65.
        Birth record for Joseph Blecha
        Actual Image at: http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30063083/chric-05_0210-n


      4. [S1155] BACA, LEO. Czech Immigration Passenger Lists: New York Passenger Lists. Richardson, TX: Author, 1707 Woodcreek, Richardson, TX 75082, 1995. P 250, Vol VIII.

      5. [S1268] 1870 Census.

      6. [S1137] Findagrave.com.

      7. [S1267] Czech Church Records for Birth Death Marriage, Chric Parish, Book #2, Page 133, Record #2 & 3 (2nd from top & 3rd from top).
        Marriage Record: Actual Image at http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30063080/chric-02_1321-o
        Page 132 of 145

        Record #2 is for Vaclav's marriage to Marie Matasova and Record #3 is for his marriage to Anna Broukova.


      8. [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Vysoka Libyne 08, Page 6 of 251.
        Index listing for marriage of Josef Blecha and Maria Anna Rott. This says marriage on 26 Nov 1850.

        Actual image at:http://portafontium.cz/iipimage/30071355/vysoka-libyne-08_0050-s?x=41&y=255&w=416&h=186