News: In order to protect the privacy of living individuals, their names, dates, locations and photos will not be displayed unless you are logged in. If you are family, you can request a new user account here.
  First Name:  Last Name:
Log In
Advanced Search
Surnames
What's New
Most Wanted
  • Photos
  • Documents
  • Headstones
  • Histories
  • Recordings
  • Videos
    • Albums
    All Media
    Cemeteries
    Places
    Notes
    Dates and Anniversaries
    Calendar
    Reports
    Sources
    Repositories
    DNA Tests
    Statistics
    Change Language
    Bookmarks
    Contact Us
    Register for a User Account

    Home Search Login  
    Share Print Bookmark

    Sylvester Francisko BLECHA

    Male 1880 - 1956  (75 years)


    Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

    • Name Sylvester Francisko BLECHA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
      Born 31 Dec 1880  Sporytz, Galacia, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13] 
      Gender Male 
      Arrival 28 Aug 1912  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
      Departure Antwerp, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
      Residence Between 1917 and 1918  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
      Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 24, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
      Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
      Residence 1935  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
      Residence 1940  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
      Naturalization 1944  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
      Residence 2227 N. Janssen avenue Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
      Died 20 May 1956  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12] 
      Sylvester Blecha Obituary in 1956      		 Sylvester Blecha Obituary in 1956
      Buried Y  [12] 
      Person ID I377023  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 8 Nov 2020 

      Father Franciszek BLECKA,   b. Abt 1861, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1912, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years) 
      Family ID F136738  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Caroline FIJAK,   b. 19 Jun 1886, Zywiec, Slaskie, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1971, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
      Married 9 Feb 1906  Zywiec, Slaskie, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
       1. Elizabeth "Betty" BLECHA,   b. 22 Jul 1908, Zywiec, Slaskie, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1963, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)  [natural]
       2. Walter Frank BLECHA BLECKA,   b. 7 Jun 1911, Frydek, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1969, Norridge, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  [natural]
       3. Jean Genevieve BLECHA,   b. 6 Apr 1913, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1963, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
       4. John Raymond BLECKA,   b. 14 Feb 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1961, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
       5. Anthony Robert BLECKA,   b. 6 Jan 1918, Chicago Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 2010, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [natural]
       6. Helen Carolyn BLECHA,   b. 13 Jan 1920, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 2010, Spokane, Spokane, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
       7. Roman Victor BLECHA,   b. 15 Aug 1922, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1923, Chicago Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
       8. Frank Bob BLECKA,   b. 19 Nov 1923, Chicago Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1982, Chicago Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  [natural]
       9. Raymond S BLECHA,   b. 17 Apr 1927, Chicago Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1970, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
      Last Modified 6 Nov 2020 
      Family ID F136733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Dec 1880 - Sporytz, Galacia, Poland Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Feb 1906 - Zywiec, Slaskie, Poland Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsArrival - 28 Aug 1912 - New York Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1917 and 1918 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsNaturalization - 1944 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 20 May 1956 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Sources 
      1. [S4317] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

      2. [S4334] New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1912; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 17; Page Number: 96.

      3. [S4335] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097.

      4. [S4327] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

      5. [S4329] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 24, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_335; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1365.

      6. [S4312] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).

      7. [S4324] Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1840-1991, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21.

      8. [S4309] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01010; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 103-2837.

      9. [S4311] Northern District, Illinois, Naturalization Index, 1926-1979, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;).

      10. [S4318] 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; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 1689; FHL microfilm: 2340222.

      11. [S4322] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 147.

      12. [S4315] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 22 May 1956; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/371857596/?article=46c4f3f4-51e0-4405-8e7e-f8cae5507ec8&focus=0.38756534,0.20966612,0.5055758,0.24626273&x.

      13. [S4340] 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.


    This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 13.0.1, written by Darrin Lythgoe © 2001-2023.

    Maintained by Randy Blecha.