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    Vincent BLECHA

    Vincent BLECHA

    Male 1848 - 1918  (69 years)

    Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

    • Name Vincent BLECHA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
      Born 31 Oct 1848  Bezdekov 22, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
      Christened 1 Nov 1848  Bezdekov, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
      Gender Male 
      Arrival 1866  [5] 
      Naturalization 24 Oct 1876  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
      Naturalized as a citizen 
      Vincent Blecha Naturalization in 1876      		 Vincent Blecha Naturalization in 1876
      Residence Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
      Residence Chicago Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
      Marital Status: M 
      Residence 1880  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
      Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self 
      Residence 1900  Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
      Residence 1910  Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
      Died 06 Feb 1918  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 9] 
      • Anna and Vincent were living at 2448 S. Ridgeway Ave., Chicago, Cook, Illinois

        [12]
      Vincent Blecha Obituary in 1918      		 Vincent Blecha Obituary in 1918
      Blecha Vincence 6 Feb 1918      		 Blecha Vincence 6 Feb 1918
      Obituary from Denni Hlasatel
      Buried 09 Feb 1918  Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 9] 
      Blecha Vincent 1848 Headstone with Family       		Blecha Vincent 1848 Headstone with Family
      Blecha Vincent 1848 Headstone with Family       		Blecha Vincent 1848 Headstone with Family
      Person ID I8877  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 1 Dec 2020 

      Father Vaclav or Wenzel BLECHA,   b. 22 Oct 1824, Bezdekov 2, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
      Mother Maria SUSEK,   b. 1828,   d. 21 Aug 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
      Family ID F3019  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Anna Marie KERBA,   b. 25 Jan 1855, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Aug 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
      Married 19 Jul 1873  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
      Children 
       1. Paulina BLECHA,   b. 16 Nov 1874, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1969, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
       2. Ida BLECHA,   b. Oct 1876, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1953, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
       3. Lillian A BLECHA,   b. 02 Dec 1887, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Mar 1974, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
      Last Modified 26 Mar 2020 
      Family ID F136540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Oct 1848 - Bezdekov 22, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsChristened - 1 Nov 1848 - Bezdekov, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Jul 1873 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsNaturalization - Naturalized as a citizen - 24 Oct 1876 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: M - - Chicago Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 06 Feb 1918 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - 09 Feb 1918 - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Sources 
      1. [S4121] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).

      2. [S4125] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

      3. [S4126] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

      4. [S4123] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

      5. [S4122] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_281; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 1485; FHL microfilm: 1374294.

      6. [S4119] 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: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 191; Family History Film: 1254191; Page: 106A; Enumeration District: 089; Image: 0708.

      7. [S4118] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, 1795-1905; Roll #: 441; Volume #: Roll 441 - 22 Apr 1895-30 Apr 1895.

      8. [S4120] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 254; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0238; FHL microfilm: 1240254.

      9. [S4124] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

      10. [S1795] Czech Church Records for Marriages, Birth, Deaths, Stupno 05, Page 11 of 550, entry #5.
        Birth record for Vincent Blecha in 1848
        Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30069044/stupno-05_0110-n?x=40&y=486&w=643&h=218


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

      12. [S1193] Burial Records from Bohemian National Cemetery.


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