Vaclav "James" BLECHA

1894 - 1947  (52 years)

• Name	Vaclav "James" BLECHA  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	3 Jun 1894	Podmokle, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	4 Jun 1894	Podmokly No. 115, Bohemia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Mar 1947	Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Burial	22 Mar 1947	Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I00424	Riemer-Zajicek 2018b
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2018

  
  

  Family	Blanche Clotilde (Paulina) ZAJICEK,   b. 13 Oct 1903, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 20 Dec 1975, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1929	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Raymond BLECHA,   b. 2 Apr 1930, Cicero, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 6 Mar 2004, Sun City West, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F00118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 2 Sep 1929 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Death - 20 Mar 1947 - Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, USA Burial - 22 Mar 1947 - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Parish register of Zv?kovec No. 8, book of baptisms, 1869-1897 Leaf: 360v-361r Date of birth: Jun 3, 1894 Date of baptism: Jun 4, 1894 Baptizing priest: Franti?ek Strnad, parish priest Name of a child: V?CLAV Religion: Catholic Gender: male Legitimate Place and house number: Podmokly No. 115 Midwife: Rosalie Kotvov? from Zv?kovec, examined Father: Franti?ek Blecha, cottager at Podmokly No. 115, born in the same place No. 46, son of Jan Blecha, retired farmer from Podmokly No. 46, and Annastasie, n?e H?lkov? from Podmokly No. 46 Mother: Annastasie Sommrov?, born in Podmokly, daughter of Josef Sommr, farmer from Podmokly No. 79, and + Barbora, n?e Fro?kov? from Podmokly No. 17 Godparents: Rudolf Blecha, farmer in Podmokly; Marie Blechova, godfather's wife Language of record: Czech Rudy shows his birth year as 1897 Other documents show his birthdate as May 31, 1894, however, the original birth information from the Czech book of baptisms has his birth date as June 3, 1894. BURIAL: Buried in the Bohemian National Cem. DEATH: He died of Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus (Cancer of the Nose). DEATH: Age at death was 52yr 9mo 19d. 1910 Name: Anastazia Blecha Age in 1910: 46 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864 Birthplace: Austria Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Austria Mother's Birth Place: Austria Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Year of Immigration: 1905 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Anastazia Blecha 46 Rudolph Blecha 23 Mary Blecha 19 John Blecha 17 James Blecha 15 Anton Blecha 12 Blanche Blecha 9 Joseph Blecha 6 In the 1910 census, John is listed as a tailor working in a coat shop. He's 15 years old at the time. 1920 Census: Name: James Blecha Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 12, Cook (Chicago), Illinois Age: 25 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895 Birthplace: Bohemia Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Birth Place: Bohemia Mother's Name: Anna Mother's Birth Place: Bohemia Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Year of Immigration: 1904 Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 633 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Anna Blecha 56 James Blecha 25 Joseph Blecha 16 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_321; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 719; Image: 633. In the 1920 census, James is a driver for the dairy. His mother, Anna, is listed as the Proprietor of the dairy. 1930 Census: Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cicero, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 498; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2094; Image: 641.0. Name: James Blecha Home in 1930: Cicero, Cook, Illinois Age: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895 Birthplace: Czechoslovakia Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Blanch Race: White Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James Blecha 35 Blanch Blecha 26 Raymond Blecha In the 1930 census, James is a driver for Dairy. Also: Anna Blecha (mother) and brother Joseph are living at the same address. Address: 2527 (or 2529) South 56th Court, Chicago Parish register of Zvíkovec No. 8, book of baptisms, 1869-1897 Leaf: 360v-361r Date of birth: Jun 3, 1894 Date of baptism: Jun 4, 1894 Baptizing priest: František Strnad, parish priest Name of a child: VÁCLAV Religion: Catholic Gender: male Legitimate Place and house number: Podmokly No. 115 Midwife: Rosalie Kotvová from Zvíkovec, examined Father: František Blecha, cottager at Podmokly No. 115, born in the same place No. 46, son of Jan Blecha, retired farmer from Podmokly No. 46, and Annastasie, née H?lková from Podmokly No. 46 Mother: Annastasie Sommrová, born in Podmokly, daughter of Josef Sommr, farmer from Podmokly No. 79, and + Barbora, née Fro?ková from Podmokly No. 17 Godparents: Rudolf Blecha, farmer in Podmokly; Marie Blechova, godfather's wife Language of record: Czech Rudy shows his birth year as 1897 Other documents show his birthdate as May 31, 1894, however, the original birth information from the Czech book of baptisms has his birth date as June 3, 1894. BURIAL: Buried in the Bohemian National Cem. DEATH: He died of Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus (Cancer of the Nose). DEATH: Age at death was 52yr 9mo 19d. 1910 Name: Anastazia Blecha Age in 1910: 46 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864 Birthplace: Austria Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Austria Mother's Birth Place: Austria Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Year of Immigration: 1905 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Anastazia Blecha 46 Rudolph Blecha 23 Mary Blecha 19 John Blecha 17 James Blecha 15 Anton Blecha 12 Blanche Blecha 9 Joseph Blecha 6 In the 1910 census, John is listed as a tailor working in a coat shop. He's 15 years old at the time. 1920 Census: Name: James Blecha Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 12, Cook (Chicago), Illinois Age: 25 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895 Birthplace: Bohemia Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Birth Place: Bohemia Mother's Name: Anna Mother's Birth Place: Bohemia Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Year of Immigration: 1904 Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 633 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Anna Blecha 56 James Blecha 25 Joseph Blecha 16 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_321; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 719; Image: 633. In the 1920 census, James is a driver for the dairy. His mother, Anna, is listed as the Proprietor of the dairy. 1930 Census: Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cicero, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 498; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2094; Image: 641.0. Name: James Blecha Home in 1930: Cicero, Cook, Illinois Age: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895 Birthplace: Czechoslovakia Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Blanch Race: White Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James Blecha 35 Blanch Blecha 26 Raymond Blecha In the 1930 census, James is a driver for Dairy. Also: Anna Blecha (mother) and brother Joseph are living at the same address. Address: 2527 (or 2529) South 56th Court, Chicago

  
  

• Sources

  [S62] Ellis Island Record: Arrived April 27, 1905 (New York) on S.S. Barbarossa from Bremen. [S61] 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_254; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 623; Image: 712. [S63] Parish register of Zvikovec No. 8, book of baptisms, 1869-1897, 360v-361r. [S64] Vital Personal & Statistical Form filled out by Blance Z. Blecha. [S65] Bohemian National Cemetary.