Georg (Jiri) Blahnik (1813-1894) and Katerina Blaha(1845-1921)
Algoma, WI Blahniks
from Starec, (Bohemia) Czech Republic
OUTLINE
- GENEALOGICAL Work
- CZECH RESEARCH IN STAREC, CZECH
- ALGOMA BLAHNIK GENERATIONS IN BOHEMIA
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IMMIGRATION
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GEORG BLAHNIK, Algoma, WI family founder
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CHILDREN of GEORGE and KATERINA
Special Thanks to all who have
contributed the Genealogical Information for the Algoma/Starec Blahnik family:
Starec 17 - Ancestral home of Georgius Blahnik born 1771 -Photo
by Joel Blahnik and Michael Cwach taken 2010.
see oldest cadastral map of the village
Starz 17 map from the year
1838
Blahnik family
location map
BLAHNIK POCKET MAP SW Bohemia (Czech
Republic)
This map shows 4 known immigrant
families of Blahniks from SE of Domazlice, Czech Republic - families to still be
connected.
Georg (Jiri) Blahnik
b. 11/8/1913
Starec 17
d. 1/17/1894 Ahnapee, Algoma, WI |
Georgius Blahnik
b. 11/1/1771
Starec 17 -
d. 11/26/1829
Starec 17 |
Jakub BLAHNIK
b. 3/12/1743
Hluboka 34-
died bef 1806 |
Wenceslaus BLAHNIK
b. abt 1717
Blahniks
mill - bef 1797 |
Unknown BLAHNIK |
| Unknown |
Margaretha (Carbanin) KARBAN
b. 4/11/1798
Hluboka 34- 2/9/1797 Hluboka |
Adalbert KARBAN b 1695-11/5/1754
Hluboka |
| Margaretha Unknown |
Maria (KAYSER) Kaiser
b. 10/1/1751
Starec 19 Domazlice-
8/7/1807
Starec 17 |
Joannis (Kayser) KAISER
lived
Starec 19
in1700's |
Unknown Kayser/KAISER |
| Unknown |
Anna (Annou Fogltantzowa/zovou) FUGLTONZ
b. 2/21/1728 Mrakov, Domazlice - d
3/19/1801 |
Geory (Fogltantz) FUGLTONZ |
| Ursula (Saukop) SAUKUP |
Margaretha (Marketa) BLAZEK
b. 7/14/1785
Starec 12 -
d. 3/16/1824
Starec 17 |
Daniel BLAZEK
b. estimate 1755. Lived in
Starec 12 |
Unknown BLAZEK |
Unknown Blazek |
| Unknown |
| Unknown |
Unknown |
| Unknown |
Katerina PELNARSCH
b. abt 1765 from Novy Klicov |
Unknown PELNARSCH |
Unknown |
| Unknown |
| Unknown |
Unknown |
| Unknown |
The Blahnik
and the Blazek family lived close to each other. The map below shows the
Blahnik #17 home and the Blazek #12 home:
GENERATIONS
IN BOHEMIA (CZECH) - not yet connected to the Smrzovice Blahnik line.
Francis Blahnik commissioned the original research back to Wenceslaus.
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Wenceslaus BLAHNIK
born about 1717 and died before 1797. Wencel
married Margaretha KARBAN
(1721-1797) on
November
27, 1741 in the Parish Kdyne in Western Bohemia. He came from Blahnik Mill
(SE of Hluboka) and she from Hluboka. They lived at house
Hluboka 34.
Their youngest son, Christian, continued to live there after their death.
Wenzel's oldest son, Jacob, moved to start a family in Starec:
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Jacobus BLAHNIK
born March 12, 1742/43 at 31 Hluboka, Bohemia
(BIRTH RECORD)
married Maria KAYSER April 25, 1769 in
Church of Nicolaus, Kdyne, Western Bohemia
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Georgius BLAHNIK born
November
01, 1771 Starec #17, (BIRTH RECORD) Bohemia, Austria-Hungary married Margaretha BLAZEK
(born July 14, 1785 Village
Starec 12, Bohemia) November 27, 1804 at Parish Kdyne, Bohemia.
He died November 26, 1829
Starec 17, Bohemia from tuberculosis.
She died March 16, 1824 in Starec #17, Bohemia. She died from tuberculosis and was
buried in Deanery Churchyard.
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Georg BLAHNIK born
November 08, 1813
Starec 17,
Pdf Birth record Bohemia married Katerina BLAHA (born April
19, 1814 from Hradiste #17, Bohemia) on February 10, 1834 at the Parish Lsteni,
Bohemia.
According to the Official records No
26,683 To Imperial and Royal District Authority! Permission was, "granted
to property owner Georg Blahnik of Starz, District of Neugedein, with his wife
Katharina, and their six children Mathias, Jakob, Georg, Josef, Johann and Anna
Blahnik for emigration to America, thus releasing them of the Austrian State Community" dated
May 27, 1856. The family arrived in New York on the Bark Aeoleus our to
Breman on September 22, 1856. Their daughter Anna died on the ship in the
passage to America. No birth records were found for Georg's son, Georg.
But he is listed both here and on ship arrival records. His birthdate in
America was recorded as 1844, but it appears that he was born in 1841 per
immigration records. Both George and Katherina died in Algoma, Wisconsin, USA.
He January 17, 1894 and Katerina on March 07, 1892.
Excerpt from letter Ladislav
Blahnik (researcher of the tree dating back to 1492) that was written to Arthur
Blahnik (1911-1982) of the Smrzovice family in 1978:
 (Gerorgius
Blahnik was born in Starec - we have the birth record.)
(Could
he be referring to Wenceslaus Blahnik at
Blahnik's mill #87?
Need to research further.)
IMMIGRATION
Emigration Records from
Bohemia (Czech) - Research commissioned by Francis L. Blahnik:
RESEARCH IN STAREC,
CZECH
-Submission of request to emigrate to
America
-14 Mai 1856 records
-21 May 1856 records
-27 May 1856 records, permission and
passports
Georg, Katerina and their five sons arrived on the ship the Bark Aeolus
out of Bremen docking in New York on September 22, 1856. Francis Blahnik found the
reference to this:
Passenger list Bark Aeolus out of Breman. Docked in the port of NY 9/22/1856. Below is
from the passenger lists Port of NY Sept 19 - Oct 18, 1856 roll 167 copy #M237
#184 Georg Blahling age 44 from Bohemia to Wiscony
#185 Catharine Blahling, age 40, ditto, wife of above
#186 Mathias Blahling, age 21, ditto
#187 Jacob Blahling, age 19, ditto
#188 George Blahling, age 15, ditto
#189 Joseph Blahling, age 10, ditto
#190 Johann Blahling, age 5, ditto
Photo and
description of the ship
Bob Blahnik also found a reference to the arrival in the Leo Baca books.
Note misspellings of the last name and of the State of Wisconsin (Wiscony)
George and
Katerina had one more son, Anton, born in America in July 20, 1859, a few years after
their arrival.
*There is an account of the voyage for the trip
taken by this family located off this site at
http://www.immigrantships.net/v12/1800v12/aeolus18560922.html#account
Our family traveled in steerage - not the upper two classes
and so their trip had to have been that much worse for our family. The
Blahnik family lost their 3 year old daughter Anna on this voyage.
It is worth reading.
Wenzel F. Blahnik wrote a brief history as part of his genealogy saying:
"Among
the
first settlers in the area today known as the Town of Ahnapee were George and Katherine
Blahnik. They and five sons arrived in the United States in 1856 and came directly
to northeastern Wisconsin, purchasing 80 acres of timberland in Ahnapee town.
George Blahnik was reared on a farm in
Bohemia and married Katherine Blaha, also a Bohemian by birth. The marriage was
performed in Bohemia.
The five sons who arrived in Ahnapee town
with George and Katherine were Mathias, Jacob, George, Jr., Joseph and John. When
the Blahnik family left Bohemia in 1855, there was also a daughter. She however,
died during the Atlantic crossing. Later a sixth son, Anton, was born in this
country.
Upon their arrival and their purchase of 80
acres of Ahnapee timberland, the Blahniks began to clear it for farming. George,
Sr., eventually purchased an additional 240 acres, all of which he improved.
The Blahniks experienced many hardships
incident to the life of a pioneer. The buildings which they erected are no longer in
existence, but the land became the property of Donald Blahnik, a great-grandson of George
and Katherine. Donald's father was Jacob A. Blahnik.
Katherine died in 1891 and George's death took
place in 1893. They were buried in St. Mary's
Cemetery, Algoma, Wisconsin."
Georg Blahnik the Algoma Blahnik Founder
1813 - 1894
GEORG4
BLAHNIK (GEORGIUS3, JACOBUS2, WENCESLAUS1)
was born November 08, 1813 in Starec #17, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (Source: SDA
in Plzen, Czech., Book No 8, Parish Kdyne, page 144.), and died January 17, 1894
in Algoma, WI. He married KATERINA
BLAHA February 10, 1834 in Parish Lsteni, Bohemia (Source: SDA in Plzen, Czech.,
Book 8 of the parish Lsteni, page 2.), daughter of JOHANN BLAHA and ANNA
REISCHL. She was born April 19, 1814 in Hradiste #17, Bohemia, Austria- Hungery
(Source: SDA in Plzen, Czech., Book 1 Parish of Lsteni, page 27.), and died
March 07, 1892 in Algoma, WI. Arrived
in New York on the Bark Aeoleus out of Breman on September
22, 1856.
Photo and
description of the ship. They came
directly to Wisconsin, purchased 80 acres of timberland in Ahnahpee and began
clearing. Later they purchased an addition 240 acres. The farm
stayed in the family of Wenzel Blahnik and was passed down to his son Donald
John Blahnik in the early 2000's (George, John, Anton L., Wenzel F. Blahnik
1913-2001).
Blahnik PDF view of
actual passenger list from Ancestry.com on the Peolas
departing Bremen, Germany and arriving in New York on
Sep 22, 1856.
Line 43. Microfilm serial M237,
Roll: M237_167, List number 962. Listed as Blahing or Blahling by the person
making out the passenger list. Ancesty lists it as Blahing while Baca
books lists the name as Blahling on Leo Baca Czech Passengers arriving in New
York 1847-1869 Vol IV page 19. Visually George starts on line 184 near the
bottom of the page.
Notes for GEORG
BLAHNIK: Per Francis L. Blahnik's research:
Married by P. Josef Kozich, the vicar, parish Lsteni. Witnesses Simon
Kolac, the witness from Kanice and Johann Muzik, the witness from Kanice
Later note: Copy of the birth-certificate was given on 20.4.1856 (was for
emmigration purposes) Permission to
emmigrate granted May 14, 1856
George Blahnik Nov. 8, 1813-Jan. 17, 1894/Katerina
April 19, 1814-Mar. 07,
1892
(Photo courtesy of Wenzel F. Blahnik)
Pdf Birth record for
Georg Blahnik from Statni Oblastni Archiv v Plzni, Kdyne book 8
page 144.
Plat map for 1876. Ahnapee Village is now Algoma, WI
As of 2004 the highlighted land of George Blahnik below that
is closest to Algoma (Ahnapee) currently borders the
Ahnapee State Trail
(map) along Co. Trunk S near Willow Road.
 United
States citizenship papers for George November 08, 1813-January 17, 1894
Kate Blaha Blahnik's obituary from Algoma Record Herald March
10, 1892- ("La Grippe" was an influenza)
George Blahnik's Obituary from the Ahanapee Record Jan 18, 1894
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Children of GEORG
BLAHNIK and KATERINA BLAHA are:
-MATHIAS
(MATOUS)5
BLAHNIK,
SR.,
b. January 20, 1835, Village Starec #17, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary; d.
September 19, 1911, Algoma, WI.
-JACOB
A. BLAHNIK,
b. February 01, 1837, Village Starec #17, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary; d.
November 11, 1908, Algoma, WI.
-MARIE
BLAHNIK,
b. January 31, 1840, Village Starec #17, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (Source: SDA
in Plzen Novy Kdyne.); d. October 1840.
-GEORGE
BLAHNIK, b. December 29, 1841, (Village Starec #17?), Bohemia,
Austria-Hungary; d. March 31, 1912, Algoma, WI.
-JOSEF
BLAHNIK,
b. August 19, 1844, Village Starec #17, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (Source: SDA
in Plzen Novy Kdyne.); d. September 11, 1844.
-JOSEPH
BLAHNIK,
b. August 12, 1845, Village Starec #17, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary; d. October
03, 1932, Algoma, WI
-MARIA
BLAHNIK,
b. May 06, 1848, Village Starec #17, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (Source: SDA in
Plzen.); d. April 30, 1850.
-JOHN
(JOHANN
NEPOMUK)
BLAHNIK,
SR.,
b. March 13, 1851, Starec #17, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary; d. November 25, 1938,
Algoma, WI._ANNA
BLAHNIK,
b. February 12, 1853, Starec #17, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (Source: SDA in
Plzen.); d. 1856, Died on trip to America.
-ANTON
BLAHNIK,
b. July 20, 1859, Algoma, WI; d. October 30, 1907, Algoma, WI.
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ONDRA
(I) Blanik Blahnik
abt 1455 Libkov � after 1482 �Chod serf |
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MARTIN
(II) Blahnik
c1480 Libkov � after 1505 when he bought Snopkov farm in Libkov � Free
Man |
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N.
(III) Blahnik
c1500 Libkov-c1571 Snopkov farm in Libkov � Free Man |
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HRON
(IV) Blahnik
c1525 Libkov �aft 1610 Snopkov farm in Libkov (sold farm in 1609) � Free
Man |
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N. (V)
(Natej?) BLAHNIK
c1555 � aft 1599 - Snopkov farm in Libkov �Free Man |
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MATEJ
(VI1) (Blanieckh) Blahnik
c1580 Snopkov farm in Libkov -aft 1654 (proprietor
Blahnik Mill, Lhota) Free Man |
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MARTIN
(VII) (Blanieckh) Blahnik
c1600 U Blahniku-after 1652 U Blahniku (owner
of Blahnik Mill � U Blahniku) Free Man |
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JAKOB
(James VIII2 Smr) BLAHNIK & Anna
1632 U Blahniku -2/21/1701 U Blahniku
Free Man owned � of Blahnik Mill |
JIRI
Petr�k (VIII1 a+c) BLAHNIK & Anna Jakouboke
c1625 U Blahniku -bef 1704
owned � of Blahnik Mill Free man -
Challenged by Lamminger |
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SIMON
(IX1s) Blahnik & Barboru Krale
c1660 U Blahniku -6/14/1919 U Blahniku |
PETR
(IX1a) BLAHNIK
1658 U Blahniku-c1719 owned � Blahnik
mill |
Jan
Jakub Petr�k (IX2c) BLAHNIK
c1660 U Blahniku-1737 U Blahniku #89
first inherited � mill from father then
other � after brother Petr died |
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PETR
(X4smr) Blahnik (owned � farm #90)
c1695 U Blahniku �aft 1745 U Blahniku #90 |
Matej
(X1a) BLAHNIK
1687 U Blahniku
(Dorota [Dvorak] Mraz) |
Jakub
(X6c) Petrak Blahnik
1705 U Blahniku-Loucim |
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V�clav
(Jakub- XI1s) BLAHNIK
c1695 U Blahniku #90 �aft 1761
wife Marketa from Smrzovice |
Wenceslaus (XI1a) Blahnik
1718 U Blahniku-1789 Hluboka 34 (Marketa Karban) |
Simon
(XI1c) Blahnik
1748 U Blahniku 89
Wife Alzbeta Sagdlkontz, Kout |
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MARTIN
(XII3s) Blahnik
1760 U Blahniku �aft 1825 Smrzovice #16
(Katherine Votruba) |
ANNA
Dorota (XII1w) Blahnik
1756 U Blahniku-1789 Pocinovice#121
(Andreas Kronforst) |
Jakob
(XII1a) Blahnik
1743 Hluboka -bef 1806
Starec #17
(Maria Kaiser of Starec 19) |
Jakub (XIIc)
Blahnik
b. 1776 U Blahniku #89
(Apolonia Marek) |
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Fridrich Blahnik
c1738 -1801 Kout #56
wife Magdalena Hwiezda |
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JAKUB
(James XIII1) Blahnik
c1785 Smrzovice 16
(Marketa Votruba) |
MARIA
Anna (XIII1w) Kronforst
1779 Pocinovice #121-1861 Libkov #6
(Martin Altmann) |
Georgius (Jiri XIII1a) BLAHNIK
1771-1829 Starec #17
(Marketa Blazek of Starec 12) |
Adam
(XIII1c) Blahnik
b. 1810 U Blahniku #89
(Anna Weber) |
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Jacob
Blahnik
1779 Kout 33-bef 1843 (Novy Dvur #5)
Wife Anna
Kubsch from Sedlice |
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JOSEF
(XIV1) Blahnik
1829-1912 Smrzovice 16
(Magdalena Votruba) |
Barbora
(XIV1w) Altmann
1803 Libkov #6-1857 Smrzovice #17
(Mathias Votruba of Smrzovice #17) |
Georg
(Jiri) BLAHNIK
1819 Starec #17 � 1894 Ahanapee,
Kewaunee Co, WI
(Katerina Blaha) |
Thomas
(XIV1) Blahnik
1843 U Blahniku #89 -Canada
(Barbara Bretl � Germany) |
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Joseph
Blahnik
1809 Kout #5- bef 1870 Stanetice #25
(Anna Hofman -Stantetice #25)
*bro John 1814 to Manitowoc, WI |
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Josef
(XV1) Blahnik
1854 Smrzovice 16-1932
Carlton,
WI
(Katherine Lipsch)
Several siblings also immigrated mostly to
Michigan |
Mary
(XV1w) Votruba
1822 Smrzovice #17- 1908 Kewaunee Co,
WI
(Josef Walecka) Came to America with 8 children |
Had 6
sons. 5 from Starec
Mathias 1835-1911
Jacob 1837-1908
George c1843-1912
Joseph c1847-1920
John c1850-1938
Anton A. 1862-1907 |
Children
born U Blahniku
-Barbora 1875-1955 Can. (Vaclav Halama)
-Frank 1878-1949 Can (Anna Weselak)
others: Tereza, Jakub, Anna stayed Czech |
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Wenzel
Blahnik
1848 Stanetice #25-
1924 Carlton, Kewaunee, WI
(Anna Fitzava/Tic) |
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Frank
Blahnik 1890 WI-1966 WI
(Katherine Shimanik) |
John
(XVI1w) Walecka, Sr.
1842 Usilov #1-1929 Montpelier, WI
(Agnes Doleysch of Nemcice #25) |
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Josef
Blahnik |
Joseph
A. Blahnik
1893 Carlton-1963 Two Rivers, WI
*Had 3 brothers
(Othilda Sekadlo of Michigan) |
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Arthur
Blahnik
1911 WI-1982 WI
(Viola Seeman) |
Anne
Walecka
1876 Montpelier WI-1944 Carlton,
WI
(Anton Froelich 1873 Carlton-1935) |
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Josef
Blahnik
1922-2004 Loucim
(Marie Jehlik) |
Frank
Blahnik
1917 Carlton-1989 Two Rivers, WI
(Patricia Migawa |
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Joel
Blahnik
(Mary Ann Jarman) |
Charles
Wachal, Sr.
1903 Carlton -1984 Green Bay
(Kathryn Cherney 1914-2007) |
Web Author
Jim Blahnik, Algoma,
Bob Blahnik, IL � |
Agnes
Hallama, Canada
Bob Blahnik, Canada |
Josef
Blahnik
(Marie Potvlak) |
Jon
Paul Blahnik
(Cheryl Walbaum)
Green Bay, WI |
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Jerome
Wachal |
�and many
more |
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Jan
Blahnik
Klatovy, Cz |
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