Matej (Mike) BLECHA

1823 - 1903  (79 years)

• Name	Matej (Mike) BLECHA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Mathias is another for Matej.
  Nickname	Mike
  Born	27 Sep 1823	Vranovice 16, Czech Republic   [1]
  Christened	28 Sep 1823	Vranovice 16, Czech Republic   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Naturalization	22 Aug 1854	Washington County, Iowa   [9]
  	Matej Blecha declared his intention to become and American citizen.
  		Matej Blecha Pledge for Naturalization in 1854 Document provided to me by Robert Blecha of Hays, Kansas
  Immigration	4 Aug 1856	Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  	Arrived on the ship "Julius"
  	From Leo Baca's Czech Immigration Passenger Lists: Blehcher Surname: BLEHCER - from Leo Baca's Czech immigration passenger lists First Name: Mathias Age: 33 Other Family Members: Anna 35, Wenzel 10, Maria 7, Ludmilla 5, Maria 25 [Sister to Mathias] Departure Country: Bohemia Ship: Julius Arrival Date: 4 August 1856 Arrival Port: Baltimore Destination: Wisconsin Volume: 8 U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name: Matej Blecha Arrival Year: 1855-1856 Arrival Place: Iowa Source Publication Code: 2853.20 Primary Immigrant: Blecha, Matej Annotation: Date and port of arrival or date and place of first mention of residence in the New World. Much genealogical and historical information is also provided. The editors only indexed names of persons who the source stated were immigrants. Originally published Source Bibliography: HABENICHT, JAN. History of Czechs in America. St. Paul, MN: Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International, 1996. 581p. Page: 237 Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
  Census	1860	English River, Washington, Iowa
  	Residence for 1860 Census
  Other	12 Oct 1861	Washington County, Iowa   [10]
  	Matej Blecha purchases land
  		Matej Blecha Land Purchase in 1861 B Document provided to me by Robert Blecha of Hays, Kansas
  Other	17 Oct 1861	Washington County, Iowa   [10]
  	Mathias purchased property.
  		Matej Blecha Land Purchase in 1861 Oct. 17, 1861 Document given to me by Robert Blecha of Hays, Kansas
  Naturalization	1864	Washington County, Iowa   [11]
  		Matej Blecha Naturalization in 1864 Copy of document shared with me by Robert Blecha of Hays, Kansas
  Census	1870	English River, Washington, Iowa
  		1870 Census for Matej Blecha, Wife Anna, and Children: Wenzel, Lizzie, Frank, Katie & John
  Other	3 Jan 1870	Washington County, Iowa   [10]
  	Matej Blecha purchases 40 acres of land.
  		Matej Blecha Land Purchase in 1870 Document provided to me by Robert Blecha of Hays, Kansas
  Residence	1874	Richmond, Washington County, Iowa, USA   [12]
  	Matej Blecha owned 100 acres of land
  		Matej Blecha Property in 1874 Copy of land map given to me by Robert Blecha of Hays, Kansas
  Census	1880	English River, Washington, Iowa
  		1880 Census for Matej Blecha and Frank Blecha Families in Iowa
  Residence	1894	Richmond, Washington County, Iowa, USA   [13]
  	Matej Owned 60 acres of land
  		Matej and Frank Blecha Property in 1894 Copy of land maps given to me by Robert Blecha of Hays, Kansas
  Died	30 Apr 1903	Washington County, Iowa   [14]
  	Some other source had a death date of Apr. 9, 1904.
  		Matej Blecha Obituary in 1903 From "The Evening Journal", May 7, 1903. Washington, Iowa Provided by Robert Blecha, Hays, Kansas
  		Matej Blecha Death in Newspaper 1903 Kalona News, Page 8, May 8, 1903 Shared with me by Robert Blecha of Hays, Kansas
  		Matej Blecha Sick in Newspaper 1903 In the Kalona News, Page 7, 1 May 1903 Shared with my by Robert Blecha of Hays, Kansas
  Buried	May 1903	Riverside Cemetery, Riverside, Washington, Iowa   [14]
  	From Findagrave.com Matej Blecha Birth: Sep. 22, 1823 Death: Apr. 30, 1903 Burial: Riverside Cemetery Riverside (Washington County) Washington County Iowa, USA Created by: Fawn Record added: Dec 30, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 122449787
  Person ID	I169414	Blecha/McDaniel
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Vojtech (Adalbert) BLECHA,   b. 10 Nov 1784, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic ,   d. 4 Jun 1865, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Barbora ZEITHAML,   b. 1795, Darova 7, Czech Republic
  Married	1 Jul 1817	Vranovice 16, Czech Republic   [15]
  		Vojtech Blecha Marriage in 1817 Stupno 07, Page 87 of 124
  Family ID	F125474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna HINEROVA,   b. 24 Apr 1818, Ujezd u Svateho 7, Czech Republic ,   d. 10 Oct 1894, Washington County, Iowa  (Age 76 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1845	Ujezd u Svateho 7, Czech Republic   [5]
  		Marriage record for Matej Blecha and Anna Hirmanova in 1845 From Radnice 17, Page 315 of 368
  Children	1. Vaclav (Vencil) BLECHA,   b. 9 Dec 1845, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic ,   d. 19 Nov 1916, Narka, Republic, Kansas, USA  (Age 70 years)   2. Vojtech BLECHA,   b. 14 Nov 1847, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic ,   d. 7 May 1848, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic  (Age 0 years) + 3. Maria BLECHA,   b. 23 Feb 1849, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic + 4. Ludmilla Elizabeth BLECHA,   b. 15 Nov 1850, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic ,   d. 3 Dec 1928, Washington, Washington, Iowa  (Age 78 years)   5. Josef BLECHA,   b. 20 Feb 1853, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic ,   d. 22 Aug 1853, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic  (Age 0 years)   6. Josef BLECHA,   b. 6 Aug 1854, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic ,   d. 17 Aug 1854, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic  (Age 0 years)   7. Frantisek BLECHA,   b. 19 Jul 1855, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic ,   d. Before 1856, Vranovice 16, Czech Republic  (Age 0 years) + 8. Frank BLECHA,   b. 10 Aug 1856, Iowa ,   d. 20 Sep 1911, English River, Washington, Iowa  (Age 55 years) + 9. Catharine "Katie" BLECHA,   b. Jul 1860, Washington County, Iowa ,   d. 22 Mar 1902, Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri  (Age ~ 41 years) + 10. John BLECHA,   b. 16 May 1866, Washington County, Iowa ,   d. 21 Dec 1940, Narka, Republic, Kansas, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F61764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Sep 1823 - Vranovice 16, Czech Republic Christened - 28 Sep 1823 - Vranovice 16, Czech Republic Married - 28 Jan 1845 - Ujezd u Svateho 7, Czech Republic Naturalization - Matej Blecha declared his intention to become and American citizen. - 22 Aug 1854 - Washington County, Iowa Immigration - Arrived on the ship "Julius" - 4 Aug 1856 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Census - Residence for 1860 Census - 1860 - English River, Washington, Iowa Other - Matej Blecha purchases land - 12 Oct 1861 - Washington County, Iowa Other - Mathias purchased property. - 17 Oct 1861 - Washington County, Iowa Naturalization - 1864 - Washington County, Iowa Census - 1870 - English River, Washington, Iowa Other - Matej Blecha purchases 40 acres of land. - 3 Jan 1870 - Washington County, Iowa Residence - Matej Blecha owned 100 acres of land - 1874 - Richmond, Washington County, Iowa, USA Census - 1880 - English River, Washington, Iowa Residence - Matej Owned 60 acres of land - 1894 - Richmond, Washington County, Iowa, USA Died - 30 Apr 1903 - Washington County, Iowa Buried - May 1903 - Riverside Cemetery, Riverside, Washington, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Matej Blecha 1823 1903 and Anna Hirnova Photo from Ancestry.com attached to Slugget1 Family Tree
  		Matej Blecha 1823 1903 and Anna Hirnova older Photo from Ancestry.com attached to Slugget1 Family Tree

  
  

  Documents

  Matej Blecha mentioned in History of Czechs From "The History of Czechs in America" by Dr. Jan Habenicht (1996), Page 237. Shared with me by Robert Blecha, Hays, Kansas

  
  

• Notes

  Lorraine Kos PHLEGER Descendants Charts I obtained detailed family charts, prepared by Lorraine, from Art Lang. Jan Zajicek did not include a birth for this child. Another reason that this Matej Blecha probably does not fit in this marriage is that his birth date is 7 months prior to the next child born in this marriage. The next child was documented by Jan Zajicek. I have altered the birth location from what Art Lang had listed, "Hlince, Kralovice Plzen, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia" to the location was used for siblings close in age to Matej. 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Matthias Blacher Age in 1870: 47 Birth Year: abt 1823 Birthplace: Bohemia Home in 1870: English River, Washington, Iowa Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Lexington Household Members: Name Age Matthias Blacher 47 Anna Blacher 52 Wencel Blacher 24 Lizzie Blacher 19 Frank Blacher 14 Katie Blacher 11 John Blacher 4 Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: English River, Washington, Iowa; Roll: M593_424; Page: 77A; Image: 157; Family History Library Film: 545923.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1267] Czech Church Records for Birth Death Marriage, Stupno 01, Page 129 of 209. Birth Record for Matej Blecha Actual Image at: http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30069040/stupno-01_1290-n [S1795] Czech Church Records for Marriages, Birth, Deaths, Stupno 05, Page 398 of 550, entry #3. Birth record for Maria Blecha in 1848 Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30069044/stupno-05_3980-n?x=-10&y=378&w=769&h=260 [S1795] Czech Church Records for Marriages, Birth, Deaths, Stupno 05, Page 437 of 550, entry #2. Birth record for Josef Blecha in 1854 Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30069044/stupno-05_4370-n?x=82&y=331&w=641&h=217 [S1795] Czech Church Records for Marriages, Birth, Deaths, Stupno 05, Page 444 of 550, entry #3. Birth Record for Frantisek Blecha in 1855 Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30069044/stupno-05_4440-n?x=43&y=319&w=647&h=219 [S1267] Czech Church Records for Birth Death Marriage, Radnice 17, Page 315 of 368, Entry #1. Marriage of Matej Blecha and Anna Hirmanova in 1845. Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30067803/radnice-ro-17_3140-o?x=84&y=125&w=510&h=174 [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Stupno 13, Page 311 of 352. 1st entry. Death Record for Josef Blecha in 1853. Actual image at: http://portafontium.cz/iipimage/30069052/stupno-13_1350-z?x=60&y=132&w=544&h=301 [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Stupno 13, Page 313 of 352. . Death Record for Josef Blecha in 1854. Actual image at: http://portafontium.cz/iipimage/30069052/stupno-13_1370-z?x=44&y=488&w=510&h=282 [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Stupno 13 Page 325 of 352. . Death Record for Vojtech Blecha in 1848. Actual image at: http://portafontium.cz/iipimage/30069052/stupno-13_1490-z?x=38&y=569&w=415&h=230 [S1955] Intention for Naturalization for Matej Blecha. [S1954] Copy of land transaction for Matej Blecha. [S1953] Naturalization Paper for Matej Blecha in 1864. [S1951] Iowa Land Map from 1874. [S1952] 1894 Iowa Land Maps. [S1137] Findagrave.com. [S1795] Czech Church Records for Marriages, Birth, Deaths, Stupno 07, Page 87 of 124, Left Page, entry #3. Marriage of Vojtech Blecha and Barbara in 1817 Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30069046/stupno-07_0870-o?x=20&y=482&w=543&h=239