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    Frank Joseph BLECHA

    Male 1878 - 1918  (40 years)


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    • Name Frank Joseph BLECHA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
      Born 07 Apr 1878  Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6, 7
      Gender Male 
      Reference Number 39 
      Residence 1880  Eaton, Clark Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
      Residence 1900  Eaton, Clark Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
      Residence 1910  Eaton, Clark Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son 
      Residence Between 1917 and 1918  Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
      Died 26 Dec 1918  Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
      Buried 28 Dec 1918  Greenwood City Cemetery, Greenwood, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
      Person ID I375793  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 13 Apr 2016 

      Father Jan Nepomuk "John" BLECHA,   b. 04 Jul 1839, Skorice 6, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Nov 1926, Chattaroy, Spokane, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
      Relationship Natural 
      Mother Anna K KLINKA,   b. 21 Apr 1852, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1900, Loyal, Clark, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
      Relationship Natural 
      Married 10 Nov 1874  Newburg, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      Family ID F136285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Bertha VOLLRATH,   b. 13 Feb 1882, Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Oct 1925, Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
      Married 14 Oct 1908  Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
       1. Elmira Emma BLECHA,   b. 18 Nov 1913, Eaton, Clark Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1956, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)  [Natural]
       2. Lynn John BLECHA,   b. 25 Apr 1915, Eaton, Clark Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 2009, Fairfield, Solano County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)  [Natural]
       3. Lee William BLECHA,   b. 25 Apr 1915, Eaton, Clark Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1944, Sicily & Rome, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)  [Natural]
      Last Modified 13 Apr 2016 
      Family ID F136295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 07 Apr 1878 - Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Eaton, Clark Co, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Eaton, Clark Co, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Oct 1908 - Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Eaton, Clark Co, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1917 and 1918 - Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Dec 1918 - Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Dec 1918 - Greenwood City Cemetery, Greenwood, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
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    • Notes 
      • !BORN: From pension request of father, John Blecha, DOB given as 7 APR1878 Born in the home.

        !NOTES: From Carol Ann [Wright Olson] Farmed and worked at Standard Lunber Co. in Medford, Wisc. in Dec., 1900. Also farmed at the house he was willed by his father, John Blecha. Information from legal records regarding property sales at the Clark County Courthouse.

        !CENSUS: 1880, Eaton, Clark, WI. Page 2, SD 3, ED 158, line 45. WM2, son, born in WI and both parents born in Bohemia.

        !OCCUPATION: Farmer, lumberman

        !MARRIED: From the Greenwood Gleaner 10/22/1908. Bertha Vollrath/Frank Blecha Marriage. Frank Blecha and Miss Bertha Vollrath were united in marriage last Wednesday evening, Oct. 14th, 1908 at eight o'clock at the home of the brides parents on the West Side [Greenwood, Clark County]. Rev. Schmalz performed the ceremony. The young people were attended by Miss Anna Blecha, sister of the groom and John Vollrath, brother of the bride. A bounteous wedding supper was enjoyed by the guest after the ceremony. Both young people are well known in their respective communities. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vollrath. She is well known and liked in the city, having been employed as a clerk in the Fricke Rossman Co. store for several years. The groom is the son of John Blecha of Eaton. The happy couple will make their home on the Blecha place, of which the groom has had charge for several years. The Gleaner joinis their friends in wishing them a long, happy and useful married life.

        !DEATH: At home, in greenwood.

        !DIED FROM: Influenza followed by pneumonia jaundice, from death certificate.

        !BURIED: Greenwood [Public] Cemetery, Clark, WI, from personal visit by Jerry and Rosemarie Konoske, May 1996.

        Cemetery at S Stafford and West Central, 7th row in line with the intersection. On headstone, Blecha, Lee 1915-1943; Bertha 1882-1925; Frank 1878-1918; Elmira 1913-1956.

        !SOURCE: Clark County Courthouse, Neillsville, WI, by Jerry and Rosemarie Konoske - June 1995.

    • Sources 
      1. [S3926] Researched by Gerry Konoske.

      2. [S3931] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Eaton, Clark, Wisconsin; Roll: 1419; Family History Film: 1255419; Page: 366B; Enumeration District: 158.

      3. [S3941] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Eaton, Clark, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1704; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1375717.

      4. [S3935] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Eaton, Clark, Wisconsin; Roll: 1781; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1241781.

      5. [S3958] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

      6. [S3936] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

      7. [S3944] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Wisconsin; Roll: 1674589.