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    Adolph BLECHA

    Adolph BLECHA

    Male 1869 - 1942  (73 years)

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    • Name Adolph BLECHA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
      Born 25 Jan 1869  Hradecko 27, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
      Gender Male 
      Arrival 5 Nov 1889  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 7, 9] 
      Came with his future wife, Frantiska Plosova. 
      Residence 1900  Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
      Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head 
      Residence 1910  Chicago Ward 29, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
      Marital Status: WidowedMarital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
      Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
      Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head of House: Head 
      Residence 1935  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
      Residence 1 Apr 1940  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
      Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head of House: Head 
      Died 13 Dec 1942  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 8] 
      Adolph Blecha Obituary in 1942      		 Adolph Blecha Obituary in 1942
      From Newspapers.com
      Buried 16 Dec 1942  Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8] 
      Person ID P358228  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 30 May 2020 

      Father Frantisek BLECHA,   b. 28 Feb 1841, Hodyne 17, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Mother Ludmilla URBANOVA,   b. 21 Oct 1843, Hradecko, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Married 13 Nov 1866  Cista 235, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
      • I think the priest made a couple of errors in the marriage record. We know that Frantisek's father was Josef, not Jan. That may also explain why this record states that Ludmilla's father is Josef, but another record called him Frantisek.

        [11]
      Frantisek Blecha Ludmilla Marriage Record      		 Frantisek Blecha Ludmilla Marriage Record
      From Cista 28, page 82 of 291
      Family ID F129996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Frantiska (Frances) PLASOVA,   b. 19 Feb 1870, Hradecko 9, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1907, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
      Married 22 Apr 1890  Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
      _STAT MARRIED 
      Children 
       1. Rudolph BLECHA,   b. 26 Dec 1889, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1942, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)  [Natural]
       2. James J. BLECHA,   b. 1 May 1891, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1921, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)  [Natural]
       3. Yaroslav "Jerry " BLECHA,   b. 25 Mar 1893, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. June 1959, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)  [Natural]
       4. Frank BLECHA,   b. 15 Sep 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1961, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)  [Natural]
       5. William James BLECHA,   b. 22 October 1903, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1957, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
      Last Modified 13 Oct 2015 
      Family ID F129970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jan 1869 - Hradecko 27, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsArrival - Came with his future wife, Frantiska Plosova. - 5 Nov 1889 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Apr 1890 - Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: WidowedMarital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Chicago Ward 29, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head of House: Head - 1 Apr 1940 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Dec 1942 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - 16 Dec 1942 - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Sources 
      1. [S-686755867] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

      2. [S-686755856] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 29, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_274; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 1269; FHL microfilm: 1374287.

      3. [S-686755851] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

      4. [S-686755844] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

      5. [S-686755841] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 436; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0499; Image: 999.0; FHL microfilm: 2340171.

      6. [S-686755836] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_946; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 103-841.

      7. [S-686755689] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 282; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0914; FHL microfilm: 1240282.

      8. [S-686755340] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

      9. [S-674973840] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc), Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Year: 1889; Page Number: 18.

      10. [S-686753680] Czech Church Records OnLine: Kralovice 34, Kralovice 34.
        http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30064269/kralovice-34_0300-n?x=36&y=398&w=527&h=225

      11. [S1795] Czech Church Records for Marriages, Birth, Deaths, Cista 28, Page 82 of 291, entry #3.
        Marriage record for Frantisek Blecha and Ludmilla Urbanova in 1866
        Actual image at: http://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/d/5870/82


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