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Jan BLAHA

Male Abt 1764 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jan BLAHA was born about 1764 in 2, Točník, West Bohemia, Bohemia.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birthplace from son Martin baptism

    Family/Spouse: Anna MINESICKA?. Anna was born about 1764 in 3, Malakovy, West Bohemia, Bohemia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Anna BLAHA  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1794 in 2, Točník, West Bohemia, Bohemia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Anna BLAHA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jan1) was born about 1794 in 2, Točník, West Bohemia, Bohemia.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birthplace from son Martin marriage record

    Family/Spouse: Jakob SEDLACEK. Jakob was born about 1794 in Bohemia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. - hypothetical brother Matous of Martin - SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1794 in Bohemia.
    2. 4. Martin SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Nov 1824 in 24, Roupov, Vreskovice, West Bohemia, Bohemia; died on 07 Sep 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 09 Sep 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  - hypothetical brother Matous of Martin - SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born about 1794 in Bohemia.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    I fabricated this hypothetical brother of Martin Sedlacek in order to make him the father Matous of Matous Sedlacek, so that I could include the obit of Matous in the tree. It seems likely since both were from Roupov.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Matous - Mathias - Michael - SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1848 in Roupov, West Bohemia, Bohemia; died on 24 Sep 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 27 Sep 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 6. Anna SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1850 in Roupov, West Bohemia, Bohemia.
    3. 7. Barbora SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1863 in Roupov, West Bohemia, Bohemia.

  2. 4.  Martin SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born on 06 Nov 1824 in 24, Roupov, Vreskovice, West Bohemia, Bohemia; died on 07 Sep 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 09 Sep 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 07 Nov 1824, Vreskovice, West Bohemia, Czech Republic
    • Departure: Bef 22 May 1886, Bremen, Germany
    • _ORIG: Bef 22 May 1886, Dlouhá Louka, Přeštice, West Bohemia, Czech Republic; origin given as "Lang Lotta" is a German form of Czech "Dlouhá Louka" (Long Meadow)
    • Arrival: 22 May 1886, New York, New York, USA; Arrival in New York aboard "Eider" from Bremen - Johann Waverka, 20 - Martin Sedlacek, 62 - Voytech Sedlacek, 18 -- all are \"labourer\" -- all are apparently from \"Lang Lotta\" [probably Lužany-Dlouhá Louka, Česká republika]

    Notes:

    Baptism:
    == http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30070319/vreskovice-11_0800-n

    Buried:
    BNC Sec L Block II (Roman numeral 2) Lot 7 - burial #5704 - undertaker Urban

    Died:
    Dobson Avenue between 77th and 78th [probably 7836 Dobson where his widow and widowed daughter Barbara were living in 1900] (Ward 34)

    Martin married Marie - Mary - Maria - CERVENKA on 09 Feb 1847 in 2, Radkovice, West Bohemia, Bohemia. Marie was born on 15 May 1824 in Radkovice, Přeštice, West Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 06 Nov 1906 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 08 Nov 1906 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Jan John SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1847 in Bohemia; died on 29 Aug 1921 in Antioch, Lake, Illinois, USA.
    2. 9. Vaclav James SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1853 in Bohemia.
    3. 10. Marie SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1858 in Bohemia; died on 27 Jul 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 30 Jul 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    4. 11. Josef SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1860 in Pilsen, Bohemia.
    5. 12. Barbora Barbara SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 May 1862 in Bohemia; died on 24 Jul 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 24 Jul 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    6. 13. Vojtech Voytech Voytek Albert SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1867 in Bohemia; died on 26 Feb 1934 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 28 Feb 1934 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 5.  Matous - Mathias - Michael - SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (3.-3, 2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born in Jul 1848 in Roupov, West Bohemia, Bohemia; died on 24 Sep 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 27 Sep 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1871
    • Residence: 05 Jun 1900, 843 Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Michael, age 51, born Jul 1848 Bohemia to Bohemia parents, married 27 years, arrived 1871, Driver-laborer - Michael & Anna with children Joseph, Mary, James, Louis, Frank, Bessie

    Notes:

    Birth:
    == SEE ROGER LISKA'S TREE WHERE HE HAS DONE EXCELLENT RESEARCH ON MATOUS' ENTIRE FAMILY http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20037011/person/19379870965

    Buried:
    Bohemian National Cemetery - Section 5, Lot 116: Anna (1938), Bessie (1915), James (1908), John (1939), Marie (1901), Matous (1911)

    Matous married Anna MEZEK on 12 Nov 1872 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Anna was born in May 1856 in Bohemia; died in 1938; was buried in 1938 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Anna SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1870.
    2. 15. John SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1875 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    3. 16. Josef SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1878 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    4. 17. Bozena - Marie - Mary - SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1882 in 129 West 18th Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 24 Jul 1901 in 843 Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 27 Jul 1901 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. 18. Vaclav - James - SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    6. 19. Alois - Louis - SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1893 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    7. 20. Frantisek - Frank - SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1895 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    8. 21. Bozena - Bessie - SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1898 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  2. 6.  Anna SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (3.-3, 2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born about 1850 in Roupov, West Bohemia, Bohemia.

    Family/Spouse: Josef JIRKOVSKY. Josef was born about 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Barbora SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (3.-3, 2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born in Feb 1863 in Roupov, West Bohemia, Bohemia.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1892
    • Residence: 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 1140 Whipple St - mother of 7 children of whom 5 now living (all 5 in same house)

    Barbora married Vaclav James KADERA in 1882. Vaclav was born on 14 May 1859 in Horousam, Bohemia; died on 13 May 1916 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Living KADERA  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Living KADERA  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 24. Jacob John KADERA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1885 in Bohemia; died on 23 Dec 1944 in Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois.
    4. 25. Vaclav KADERA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1891 in Bohemia; died on 25 Feb 1945 in Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, United States.
    5. 26. Mae - Marie - KADERA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1893 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died in Aug 1977 in Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, United States.

  4. 8.  Jan John SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martin3, 2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born about 1847 in Bohemia; died on 29 Aug 1921 in Antioch, Lake, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1865
    • Arrival: 1865
    • Residence: 08 Jun 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 69 Fisk Street [now Carpenter Street] - Saloon Keeper - age 32 - brother James in same building, also Frank & Anna Kral, Joseph & Anna Preucil, Frank & Katie Havorth
    • Residence: 1910, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 2444 Trumbull Avenue - age 63 - widowed - cabinet maker - arrival 1865 - living with sister Marie and Jacob Levora - none of his children living with him
    • Residence: 1920, Antioch, Lake, Illinois, USA

    Jan married possible first wife of Jan SEDLACEK about 1868. possible was born about 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Frank SEDLACEK - SEDLACK -  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Oct 1869 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 10 Apr 1922 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 13 Apr 1922 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Jan married Katerina KUCERA about 1877. Katerina was born about 1848 in Bohemia; died on 12 Aug 1880 in Chicago, Cook, Illinios, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Joseph Frank SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1878 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died in Jun 1953 in Hinsdale, Du Page, Illinois, USA.
    2. 29. Alois SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1879 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died before 08 Jun 1880.

    Jan married Anna LANK about Dec 1880 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Anna was born about 1852 in Bohemia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Charles SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Nov 1881 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 31. Julie SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1883 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    3. 32. Helena SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 Oct 1885 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    4. 33. August SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 Sep 1888 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  5. 9.  Vaclav James SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martin3, 2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born in Jan 1853 in Bohemia.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1875
    • Arrival: 1875
    • Residence: 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 69 Fisk Street [now Carpenter] - James, Mary, James - James' brother John at same address, brother Joseph at 65 Fisk Street
    • Residence: 1892, 7819 Storms Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; voter registration - lived 8 years in precinct, 8y in country (thus c1884 arrival which is wrong), 8y in state - papers filed 1886 in County Court of Cook County - voted - Congressional District 1 - Ward 34 - Precinct 22 - Storms = Jackson 1896 = Maryland
    • Residence: 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 7825 Jackson [now Maryland]
    • Residence: 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 7825 Maryland - age 68 - married - arrived 1875 - Naturalized 1890 - no occupation - son Joseph's family is renting from him

    Vaclav married Josefa Mary KOLACEK about 1875 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Josefa was born in Nov 1850 in Bohemia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. James SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1880 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 35. Joseph SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 12 Feb 1943 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    3. 36. Charles SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1888 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    4. 37. Annie SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Oct 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  6. 10.  Marie SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martin3, 2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born in May 1858 in Bohemia; died on 27 Jul 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 30 Jul 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Harnsary, Österreich
    • Arrival: 1880
    • Departure: 20 May 1892, Hamburg, Germany
    • Departure: 20 May 1892, Hamburg, Germany; departure aboard Fürst Bismarck - residence Horusany [Horušany], Österreich - Jacob (38), Marie (38), Josef (19), Matej (17), Marie (15), Anna (9), Thomas (3), Jan (2), Barbora (<1)
    • Arrival: Aft 20 May 1892, New York, New York, USA
    • Arrival: 31 May 1892, New York, New York; arrival aboard Fürst Bismarck - residence Hounsany [Horušany], Austria - Jacob (38), Marie (38), Josef (19), Matej (17), Marie (15), Anna (9), Thomas (3), Jan (2), Barbora (2 months)
    • Residence: 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 1001 West 18th Place - married 28 years - mother of 8 children of whom 5 are now living (all 5 in same house)
    • Residence: 1910, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 2444 Trumbull Avenue - married once for 36 years - mother of 12 children of whom 8 are now living - arrival 1880 - widowed brother John Sedlacek is living with them

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Bohemian National Cemetery

    Died:
    2708 South Avers Avenue - resided there 2 months - in US 22 years [c 1890] - married - occupation Midwife - undertaker Frank Marik of 2544 South 40th Avenue - informant Josef Sasek of same address

    Marie married Jacob LEVORA in 1872 in Bohemia. Jacob was born in Aug 1841 in Horušany, Přeštice, West Bohemia, Czech Republic. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Joseph LEVORA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1875 in Bohemia.
    2. 39. Mary LEVORA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1877 in Bohemia.
    3. 40. Thomas LEVORA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1886 in Bohemia.
    4. 41. John LEVORA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1888 in Bohemia.
    5. 42. Barbara LEVORA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1891 in Bohemia.

  7. 11.  Josef SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martin3, 2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born about 1860 in Pilsen, Bohemia.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 65 Fisk Street [now Carpenter] - Laborer - Brother-in-law of Albert Coblentz (32) whose wife was Katie (31) - Kolar family at same address - brothers John and James are at 69 Fisk

    Josef married Mary CESAL on 17 May 1881 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Mary was born about 1860 in Bohemia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Mary SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 May 1882 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 44. Ana - later Mary - SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Aug 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 05 Sep 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 07 Sep 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    3. 45. James SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Oct 1885 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    4. 46. James SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1887 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. 47. Edward SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 May 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  8. 12.  Barbora Barbara SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martin3, 2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born on 23 May 1862 in Bohemia; died on 24 Jul 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 24 Jul 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1877
    • Arrival: 1878
    • Arrival: 1879
    • Residence: 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 7736 Dobson
    • Residence: 1910, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 7736 Dobson
    • Residence: 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 7518 Ellis - owns home - son James is living with her

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Oakwoods Cemetery

    Barbora married Vaclav Joseph James KOLAR on 07 Aug 1881 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Vaclav (son of - father of Josef Vaclav Barbora Voytech - KOLAR) was born about 1858 in Bohemia; died on 23 Nov 1887 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 25 Nov 1887 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 48. James Martin KOLAR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1882 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 11 Mar 1943 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 49. Joseph KOLAR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 21 Apr 1952 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried after 21 Apr 1952 in Evergreen Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    3. 50. Mary KOLAR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1886 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 24 Jan 1920 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 27 Jan 1920 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Barbora married Martin HLAVKA on 23 Apr 1888 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Martin was born about 1859 in Bohemia; died on 01 May 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried after 01 May 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 51. Rose HLAVKA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1889 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 23 Jun 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried after 23 Jun 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 52. Anna HLAVKA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  9. 13.  Vojtech Voytech Voytek Albert SEDLACEK Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martin3, 2.Anna2, 1.Jan1) was born in Jan 1867 in Bohemia; died on 26 Feb 1934 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 28 Feb 1934 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1885
    • Arrival: 1886
    • Arrival: 1886, New York, New York, USA
    • Departure: Bef 22 May 1886, Bremen, Germany
    • _ORIG: Bef 22 May 1886, Dlouhá Louka, Přeštice, West Bohemia, Czech Republic; given as "Lang Lotta" in the record
    • Arrival: 22 May 1886, New York, New York, USA; Arrival in New York aboard "Eider" from Bremen - Johann Waverka, 20 - Martin Sedlacek, 62 - Voytech Sedlacek, 18 -- all are \"labourer\" -- all are apparently from \"Lang Lotta\" [probably Lužany-Dlouhá Louka, Česká republika]
    • Arrival: 1888
    • Residence: 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 737 Loomis Street - Peddler - born Jan 1867 - married 11 years
    • Residence: 1910, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 1917 Loomis
    • Residence: 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Bohemian National Cemetery

    Died:
    born: Ropovi, Bohemia - died 26 Feb 1934 at 1917 Loomis St. - burial 28 Feb 1934 at BNC - age 63 - occupation: Retired Grocer - Spouse: Anna Sedlacek

    Vojtech married Marie Anna VOPELKA on 05 May 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Marie (daughter of J VOPELKA) was born on 26 Jul 1866 in Bechyne, Bohemia; died on 28 May 1943 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 53. Living SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 54. Living SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 55. Living SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 56. Living SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 57. Joseph SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1890 in Illinois.
    6. 58. Emil SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1893 in Illinois.
    7. 59. Jim SEDLACEK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1894 in Illinois.