Vincent BLECHA

1848 - 1918  (69 years)

• Name	Vincent BLECHA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Born	31 Oct 1848	Bezdekov 22, Bohemia   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Christened	1 Nov 1848	Bezdekov, Bohemia   [10]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1866  [5]
  Naturalization	24 Oct 1876	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [11]
  	Naturalized as a citizen
  		Vincent Blecha Naturalization in 1876
  Residence	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [7]
  Residence	Chicago   [3]
  	Marital Status: M
  Residence	1880	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [6]
  	Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	1900	Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1910	Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Died	06 Feb 1918	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 9]
  	Anna and Vincent were living at 2448 S. Ridgeway Ave., Chicago, Cook, Illinois [12]
  		Vincent Blecha Obituary in 1918
  		Blecha Vincence 6 Feb 1918 Obituary from Denni Hlasatel
  Buried	09 Feb 1918	Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2, 3, 9]
  		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 ,   d. 31 Jul 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Maria SUSEK,   b. 1828,   d. 21 Aug 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F3019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Oct 1848 - Bezdekov 22, Bohemia Christened - 1 Nov 1848 - Bezdekov, Bohemia Married - 19 Jul 1873 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Naturalization - Naturalized as a citizen - 24 Oct 1876 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Residence - - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Residence - Marital Status: M - - Chicago Residence - Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, USA Died - 06 Feb 1918 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Buried - 09 Feb 1918 - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4121] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). [S4125] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S4126] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S4123] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [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. [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. [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. [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. [S4124] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [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 [S1744] Various records researched on Ancestry.com. [S1193] Burial Records from Bohemian National Cemetery.