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    Joseph Frank BLECHA

    Joseph Frank BLECHA

    Male 1885 - 1966  (81 years)

    Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

    • Name Joseph Frank BLECHA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
      Born 05 Jul 1885  Krise 20, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
      Josef Blecha birth in 1885 Krise 20      		 Josef Blecha birth in 1885 Krise 20
      Stupno 18, Page 152 of 331
      Gender Male 
      Arrival 01 Oct 1902  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 7, 10] 
      Departure Bremen Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
      Residence 1910  Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
      Residence Between 1917 and 1918  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
      Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 34, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
      Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
      Residence 1942  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
      Died 18 Dec 1966  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 12] 
      Joseph Blecha Obituary 1966      		 Joseph Blecha Obituary 1966
      Buried 21 Dec 1966  Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 12] 
      Blecha Joseph Family Headstone       		Blecha Joseph Family Headstone
      Person ID I376497  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 12 Apr 2022 

      Father Jan BLECHA,   b. 9 Sep 1846, Krise 20, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Mother Maria MERTLOVA,   b. 1849, Horniho Stupna 7, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Married 25 Jult 1870  Krise, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
      Jan Blecha Maria Mertlova Marriage in 1870      		 Jan Blecha Maria Mertlova Marriage in 1870
      Stupno 10, Page 119
      Family ID F3266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Anna SREDL,   b. 07 May 1882, Svinna', Liblin Dominion, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1936, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
      Married 18 Apr 1904  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
      Children 
      +1. Joseph BLECHA,   b. 15 Jul 1905, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Jun 1972, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
      +2. James B BLECHA,   b. 28 Feb 1909, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1996, Cicero, Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
      +3. Jerry Anthony BLECHA,   b. 09 Mar 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 May 1998, Venice, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
      Last Modified 25 Jun 2016 
      Family ID F136514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 05 Jul 1885 - Krise 20, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsArrival - 01 Oct 1902 - New York, New York Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDeparture - - Bremen Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Apr 1904 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1917 and 1918 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Chicago Ward 34, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - 1942 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Dec 1966 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - 21 Dec 1966 - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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    • Sources 
      1. [S4071] U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-19.

      2. [S4064] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

      3. [S4072] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1902; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 0301; Line: 22; Page Number: 15.

      4. [S4063] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

      5. [S4070] 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: Illinois; Registration County: Cook; Roll: 1493573; Draft Board: 24.

      6. [S4060] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_354; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 2177; Image: 933.

      7. [S4061] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 453; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0847; Image: 504.0; FHL microfilm: 2340188.

      8. [S4066] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

      9. [S4059] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Illinois, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 623284; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.

      10. [S4062] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_251; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0533; FHL microfilm: 1374264.

      11. [S1267] Czech Church Records for Birth Death Marriage, Stupno 18, Page 152 of 331, Entry #1.
        Josef Blecha birth in 1885 Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30069057/stupno-18_1520-n?x=23&y=95&w=744&h=265


      12. [S1206] Bohemian National Cemetery Burial Listing.

      13. [S1267] Czech Church Records for Birth Death Marriage, Stupno 10, Page 119 of 206, Entry #4.
        Jan Blecha marriage to Maria Mertlova in 1870. Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30069049/stupno-10_1190-o?x=85&y=420&w=509&h=186


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