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    Vaclav KAMEN

    Male 1849 - 1922  (73 years)


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    • Name Vaclav KAMEN  [1
      Born 8 Apr 1849  Hradecko 27, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Christened 9 Apr 1849  Hradecko 27, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Gender Male 
      Immigration 3 Aug 1866  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      The Franiska Blecha and Jan Kamen family arrived in the U.S. on the same ship, "Reinhard" as her brother's family, Frantisek Blecha. 
      Jan Kamen Frantiska Blecha Immigration 1866
      Jan Kamen Frantiska Blecha Immigration 1866
      Aug. 3, 1866 Ship Manifest for the Ship "Reinhard"
      Census 1880  166 Ewing St., Chicago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Residence for 1880 Census 
      1880 Census Vaclav Kamen 1849 and Family in Ill
      1880 Census Vaclav Kamen 1849 and Family in Ill
      Census 1900  856 N. Ballon St., Chicago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Residence for 1900 Census 
      1900 Census Vaclav Kamen 1849 and Family in Ill.
      1900 Census Vaclav Kamen 1849 and Family in Ill.
      Census 1910  1619 N. Ballon St., Chicago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Residence for 1910 Census 
      1910 Census Vaclav Kamen 1849 and Family in Ill
      1910 Census Vaclav Kamen 1849 and Family in Ill
      Census 1920  1619 N. Ballon St., Chicago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Residence for 1920 Census 
      1920 Census Vaclav Kamen 1849 and Family in Ill
      1920 Census Vaclav Kamen 1849 and Family in Ill
      Died 14 Apr 1922  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      • Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
        Name: Vaclav Kamen
        Birth Date: 1846
        Birth Place: Bohemia
        Death Date: 14 Apr 1922
        Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
        Burial Date: 17 Apr 1922
        Cemetery Name: St. Adalberts
        Death Age: 76
        Occupation: Retired
        Race: White
        Marital Status: M
        Gender: Male
        Residence: Chicago, Cook, Ill
        Spouse Name: Frances Kamen
        FHL Film Number: 1877159
        Source Information:
        Ancestry.com. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
      Buried 17 Apr 1922  St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Person ID I343085  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 25 Apr 2020 

      Father Jan KAMEN,   b. Abt 1824, Hradecko 27, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Before 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
      Mother Frantiska BLECHOVA,   b. 12 Mar 1825, horejsi rybarna, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1916, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
      Married Before 1847  [1, 2
      Family ID F125470  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Franziska HURTOVA,   b. Jun 1851, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1927, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
      Married 7 Feb 1875  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      • Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920
        Name: Vaclav Kamen
        Age: 26
        Gender: Male
        Birth Year: abt 1849
        Marriage Type: Marriage
        Marriage Date: 7 Feb 1875
        Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
        Spouse Name: Franziska Hurtova
        Spouse Age: 22
        Spouse Gender: Female
        FHL Film Number: 1030091
        Source Information: Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
      Children 
      +1. Mary KAMEN,   b. Feb 1873, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1950, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
      +2. Barbara KAMEN,   b. 20 Dec 1876, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1942, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
       3. John Charles KAMEN,   b. 31 Oct 1878, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1964, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
      +4. Rose Frances KAMEN,   b. 28 Mar 1881, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1971, Dade County, Florida. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
      +5. Emma M KAMEN,   b. 27 May 1883, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1974, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
      +6. James John KAMEN,   b. 22 Oct 1885, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1971, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
       7. Bozena "Bess" KAMEN,   b. 8 Oct 1887, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1980, Middleton, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
      Last Modified 25 Mar 2014 
      Family ID F2525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Apr 1849 - Hradecko 27, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsChristened - 9 Apr 1849 - Hradecko 27, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsImmigration - The Franiska Blecha and Jan Kamen family arrived in the U.S. on the same ship, "Reinhard" as her brother's family, Frantisek Blecha. - 3 Aug 1866 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Feb 1875 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence for 1880 Census - 1880 - 166 Ewing St., Chicago, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence for 1900 Census - 1900 - 856 N. Ballon St., Chicago, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence for 1910 Census - 1910 - 1619 N. Ballon St., Chicago, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence for 1920 Census - 1920 - 1619 N. Ballon St., Chicago, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Apr 1922 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - 17 Apr 1922 - St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles, Illinois Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Documents
      Jan Kamen Family Tree
      Jan Kamen Family Tree
      Prepared by Jan Zajicek, of Nyrany, Czech Republic, in March of 2014.

    • Sources 
      1. [S1266] Czech Parish Records for Births, Kralovice 19, Page 10.
        Actual Image at: http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30064254/kralovice-19_0100-n



      2. [S1038] Immigrants Ships Transcriber's Guild, www.immigrantships.net.

      3. [S897] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths 1916-1947, (Image obtained on Familysearch.org).
        Vaclav Kamen in 1922

      4. [S1124] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920.
        Vaclav Kamen and Franziska Hurtova in 1875