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    Vaclav "James" BLECHA

    Vaclav "James" BLECHA

    Male 1859 - 1936  (77 years)

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    • Name Vaclav "James" BLECHA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
      Born 30 Aug 1859  Konarovice, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
      Vaclav Blecha Birth in 1859
      Vaclav Blecha Birth in 1859
      Gender Male 
      Arrival 2 Mar 1904  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 9
      Vaclav Blecha Family Immigration in 1904
      Vaclav Blecha Family Immigration in 1904
      Departure Bremen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
      Residence 1911  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Residence 1912  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Residence 1920  Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
      Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married 
      Naturalization 6 Jul 1920  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Became naturalized citizen 
      Vaclav Blecha (1859) Naturalization
      Vaclav Blecha (1859) Naturalization
      Residence Kolin, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
      Residence 1921  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Residence 1930  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
      Died 9 Dec 1936  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
      James Blecha Obituary in 1936 Baltimore
      James Blecha Obituary in 1936 Baltimore
      Person ID I376850  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 28 Mar 2020 

      Father Jiri BLECHA,   b. 5 May 1821, Hlizov, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1863, Konarovice 91, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
      Mother Katerina KUKALA,   b. 1822, Konarovice, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1888, Konarovice 91, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
      Married 27 Jan 1856  Konarovice 91, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
      Marriage record for Jiri Blecha and Katerina Kukala in 1856
      Marriage record for Jiri Blecha and Katerina Kukala in 1856
      Family ID F136666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Frances SHIROKY,   b. 1860, Kolin, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1945, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
      Children 
       1. Anna Marie BLECHA,   b. 23 Aug 1900, Kolin, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1998, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
      Last Modified 26 Mar 2020 
      Family ID F136663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Aug 1859 - Konarovice, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsArrival - 2 Mar 1904 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDeparture - - Bremen, Germany Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - 1912 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsNaturalization - Became naturalized citizen - 6 Jul 1920 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - - Kolin, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Dec 1936 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Sources 
      1. [S4219] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

      2. [S4230] U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 18.

      3. [S4231] Maryland, Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Petitions of the US District Court for the District of Maryland, 1906-1930; NAI Number: M1640; Record Group Title: District Court (Rolls 01-40) Naturalization Petitions 1.

      4. [S4225] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 15/ Apr/ 1945; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/374002128/?article=eec0c226-21a3-4cdf-ae26-bcd16c7ef639&focus=0.1591789,0.5023826,0.27442786,0.53362644&xid=2378.

      5. [S4233] U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Petitions of the US District Court for the District of Maryland, 1906-1930; Microfilm Roll: 18; Microfilm Serial: M1640.

      6. [S4224] Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1964, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Records of the US Customs Service, RG36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85.

      7. [S4221] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

      8. [S4234] Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington D.C.; Naturalization Petitions of the US District Court for the District of Maryland, 1906-1930; NARA Series: M1640; Reference: (Roll 18) Petitions 5160-5400.

      9. [S4228] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_661; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 96.

      10. [S4217] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 851; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0538; FHL microfilm: 2340586.

      11. [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Konarovice 05, Page 96 of 195.
        Birth record for Vaclav Blecha in 1859. Actual image at:https://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/d/6756/96



      12. [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Kolin 81, Page 115 of 538.
        Birth Record for Anna Blecha in 1900. Actual image at: https://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/d/13823/115#



      13. [S1744] Various records researched on Ancestry.com.

      14. [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Konarovice 18, Page 20 of 97.
        Marriage Record for Jiri Blecha and Katerina Kukala in 1856. Actual image at. :https://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/d/6769/20#