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Blahnik Charles John [Male] b. 23 JUN 1900 PA - d. JUL 1969 Allegheny, PA
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Title: Census
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Title: Social security record
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Title: Social security record
Source
Title: 1930 census
Charles BLAHNIK
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1900
Death Date: Jul 1969
Social Security Number: 192-05-6905
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Pennsylvania Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 15229
Localities: Pgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Pitt, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
West View, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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"United States Census, 1930," Charles Blahnik in household of Sylvester Blahnik, Reserve, Allegheny, PennsylvaniaName: Charles Blahnik
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Reserve, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1901
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Brother
Father's Birthplace: Austria
Mother's Birthplace: Austria
Enumeration District Number: 0772
Family Number: 52
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Line Number: 8
NARA Publication: T626, roll 1989
Film Number: 2341723
Digital Folder Number: 4661285
Image Number: 00938
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Sylvester Blahnik M 32 Pennsylvania
Wife Louise Blahnik F 31 Pennsylvania
Son Melvin Blahnik M 7 Pennsylvania
Son Donald Blahnik M 0 Pennsylvania
Sister Anna Blahnik F 23 Pennsylvania
Brother Charles Blahnik M 29 Pennsylvania
Source
Title: Census
Source
Title: 1910 census
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX96-Z1X
John Blahnik, "United States Census, 1920"
Name: John Blahnik
Residence: , Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1866
Age: 54
Birthplace: Bohemia
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
Film Number: 1821524
Digital Folder Number: 4385107
Image Number: 00893
Sheet Number: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF John Blahnik M 54y Bohemia
DAU Mary Blahnik F 28y Pennsylvania
SON Ferdinand J Blahnik M 26y Pennsylvania
SON Charles J Blahnik M 19y Pennsylvania
SON Ludwig L Blahnik M 17y Pennsylvania
SON John Blahnik M 17y Pennsylvania
DAU Anna C Blahnik F 12y Pennsylvania
============Donald Blahnik
*Buried with brother John, John's wife Mary and their son, Ludwig. All buried in Voeghly Cemetery in Troy Hill, Pittsburg PA. Cemetery closed and Charles Blahnik moved the family to Allegheny Memorial Park, McCandless Twp in 1945 but not certain if Mary was moved with them
Source
Title: 1905 census
Source
Title: 1900 census
Source
Title: Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926
Source
Title: Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRDD-6X3John Ney in entry for Aug. Jos. Ney, "Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926" Name: Aug. Jos. Ney
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1896
Birthplace: Luxemburg, Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: John Ney
Father's Birthplace: Luxemburg, Kewaunee Co.
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Anna Salentine
Mother's Birthplace: Luxemburg, Kewaunee Co.
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00316-4
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1302885
Reference ID: item 3 p 331
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRXM-S1MAnna Salentin, "Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926" Name: Anna Salentin
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1870
Birthplace: Brown Co., Wisconsin
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: John Salentin
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Theresia Schneiders
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00307-7
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1306425
Reference ID: item 2 p 263
Source
Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
Source
Title: Census
Source
Title: 1910 census
Source
Title: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCCT-L5J
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX96-Z1X
John Blahnik, "United States Census, 1920"
Name: John Blahnik
Residence: , Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1866
Age: 54
Birthplace: Bohemia
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
Film Number: 1821524
Digital Folder Number: 4385107
Image Number: 00893
Sheet Number: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF John Blahnik M 54y Bohemia
DAU Mary Blahnik F 28y Pennsylvania
SON Ferdinand J Blahnik M 26y Pennsylvania
SON Charles J Blahnik M 19y Pennsylvania
SON Ludwig L Blahnik M 17y Pennsylvania
SON John Blahnik M 17y Pennsylvania
DAU Anna C Blahnik F 12y Pennsylvania
Source
Title: 1910 census
Source
Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
Source
Title: Jon Blahnik researched by A. Kondreys in Czech
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Title: Birth record
31/ Parish Plzen, register # 56, page 247:
Date of birth: 27th Apr 1869
Date of baptism: 28th Apr 1869
Place of birth: Plzen - Praha's Suburb # 113
Child: DOROTA
Father: BLAHNIK JOSEF smith-worker from Radonice, district
Domazlice, resident in Plzen, son of JAN BLAHNIK smith from
Radonice, now living in America, and of MARIE nee NEjDL from
Stanetice # 4, district Domazlice.
Mother: BARBORA daughter of + BEDRICH HRUSKA daylabourer from
Domazlice # 18 and of KATERINA nee CERVENKA from Unejovice,
district Prestice.
Godparents: Dorota Bartova and Johan Barta jocksmith's helper in
Plzen.
Midwife: Heidlerova Anna examined.
Priest: Vaclav Karlach chaplain
Notice of researcher: Katerina Cervenka is impossible to be second
wife of Bedrich (Fridrich) Hruska it must be wrong recorded -
Katerina Rada (see # 33).
Source
Title: Immigration record
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: New York Passenger Ships 1820-1957
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
Source
Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
Source
Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
Ancestry.comNew York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Josefa Blahnik
Name: Josefa Blahnik
Arrival Date: 12 Feb 1877
Birth Year: abt 1839
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/Race-
/Nationality: Bohemian
Place of Origin: Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
Port of Departure: Breman So Hampton
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Oder
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Donald Blahnik PA - from Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider BlahnikThe "Blahnik Family History" could not be told but for the help of many people. This booklet is dedicated to three people.Joseph Blahnik of Myto, Bohemia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) who, at the age of 41, started a new life by coming to the United States of America with son, Jacob, in 1875 or 1876 and sending for his wife Josephine and four other children, Joseph, John, Mary and Caroline who arrived in New York on February 12, 1877 on the S.S. Oder sailing from Bremen Germany.From the passenger list, it appears that four friends from Bohemia, Wenzel Spasek, Wenzel, Wenzel and Johanna Sykora came with them. All of us, as descendants should think what it was like for them to leave their homeland, families and friends for an unknown but hopefully better future.
Sylvester F. Blahnik, my late father, grandson of Joseph and Josephine, son of John, who kept a small notebook with names, birth dates and places, which was the starting point for this family history. There was little discussion of "the old country", Bohemia, but there was an ethnic connection through our church. The Troy Hill Presbyterian Church, originally named the First Bohemian Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, was founded in 1901 and located at the west end of Troy Hill in an area that became known as "Bohemian Hill". Both my mother, Louise Cervenka and father, Sylvester, attended in their early and teen years with their social life revolving around the church. They met, were married there, raised my brother and I and they attended until their deaths in 1963 and 1966. Approximately 50% of the church membership and those living on Bohemian Hill migraged from the same village as Joseph, Myto, Bohemia.To in wife, Eleanor Weis Blahnik, who puts up with my "pack rat" habits, helped with the record keeping, accompanied me to the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International's conferences in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chicago, Illinois and Lincoln, Nebraska, went on a genealogical vacation in 1994 to the Czech Republic (which included Austria and Germany) and has heard more
Bohemian spoken than the average person (without understanding). In all fairness, I did a booklet on the Weis Family History, went to Germany in 1990, met third cousins of hers and visited the Lutheran Church in Weinbach, Germany where Eleanor's grandmother was married in 1889. I'm still working on the English and Scottish side of her family. Eleanor has been a great partner in this endeavor.
Donald J. BlahnikHistory of the "Blahnik" Family
Descendants of Joseph Blahnik (1834-1918) and Josephine Schneider Blahnik (1836-1912)
Joseph (Josef) Blahnik and Josephine (Jossefa) Blahnik lived in the
town of Myto located about 26 miles east of Plzen in what was Bohemia, a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today it is the Czech Republic. Joseph and Josephine were both born in Myto, a small village of about 750. They married on May 13, 1856 and had six children, one of whom died at 2 month. Joseph was a miner. In 1875, at the age of 41, he came to the U.S.A. with his son, Jacob, who was 12. We are not certain of the dates, however, there was a great migration starting in the 1870's from Bohemia to the U.S.A. There were various reasons such as poverty, no future, conscription into the Hapsburg's German Army, depression of the economy and hope for a better life. Again, we are not certain of the motivation. We do know that Josephine, age 37, with 4 children, Joseph (18), John (11), Mary (8) and Caroline (5) sailed from Bremen, Germany on the S.S. ODER arriving on February 12, 1877. The ship's passenger list was secured from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and indicated 82 passengers in steerage with most from Germany and ten from Bohemia according to the records filed in New York on arrival. The other five who listed from Bohemia were: Wenzel Spasek (27-workman), Wenzel Rabak (18 joiner), Wenzel Radilowsky (18 joiner), Johanna Sykora (19), and Wilhelm Gindel (21-butcher). To the best of my knowledge, these others had no family connection with the Blahniks. Their arrival in New York was before Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.We believe the family went directly to Westmoreland County and settled in Deny Township. The small village was called Bradenville. Although the name was badly misspelled, they do appear in the 1880 Census in Derry Township with the name spelled "Bromix" and listed as being from "Italy". Joseph apparently went to work in the coal mines of the area which is located about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Apparently Joseph and his three sons all worked in the mines, however, after a broken leg, John got a job with the Pennsylvania Railroad whose line ran right at the edge of Bradenville to the railroad shops in Blairsville, PA. Evidently John's brother-in. law, Andrew Titl, worked for the railroad and was the contact to get the job. About 1889, the Pennsylvania Railroad moved their shops from Blairsville to Pittsburgh and John had to move from Bradenville to the Troy Hill Section of Pittsburgh which is on the North Side. The rest of the family remained in the Derry Township area (which is near Arnold Palmer's hometown of Latrobe, PA) where they owned their own homes until about 1900. Caroline married Martin Safranek and moved to Milwaukee where Martin had a butcher Shop. Caroline's house was also a boarding house and eventually other family members moved to Milwaukee. Her sister, +++ MARY +++, married Rudolph Yanda and moved to Milwaukee about 1908. Their brother, Jacob, was separated from his wife and also moved in with Caroline along with the parents Joseph and Josephine. Joseph was over 65 and probably retired. Only two of the five children stayed in the Pittsburgh area. Joseph, Jr. was the only one who spelled the name "Blamick" and lived in Port Vue which is near McKeesport, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. My grandfather, John, stayed on the North Side of Pittsburgh on Troy Hill and then Mount Troy.According to Mary Poter, her mother, Mary Blahnik Yanda, was baptized Roman Catholic in Latrobe area but was brought up Presbyterian and later became Lutheran.*Buried with brother John, John's wife Mary and their son, Ludwig. All buried in Voeghly Cemetery in Troy Hill, Pittsburg PA. Cemetery closed and Charles Blahnik moved the family to Allegheny Memorial Park, McCandless Twp in 1945 but not certain if Mary was moved with them
Source
Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
Source
Title: 1920 census
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Title: 1920 census
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Title: 1920 census
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Title: 1920 census
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Title: http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=29&p=surnames.yanda
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.yanda/29.2/mb.ashxMy grandmother Mary (Yanda) Potter was born in Loyalhanna Pensylvania around 1893. Her father was Rudolph Yanda and her mother was Mary (Blahnik) Yanda. I am looking for more information on Rudolph Yanda and wife.
Would appreciate any help with this.
Thanks!
Source
Title: WWII Draft Reg Cards, 1942
Source
Title: 1920 census
Source
Title: WWII Draft Reg Cards, 1942
United States Census, 1930 for Edward O YandaName: Edward O Yanda
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Troy, Galworth, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1897
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
Enumeration District Number: 27
Family Number: 187
Sheet Number and Letter: 8B
Line Number: 75
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2615
Film Number: 2342349
Digital Folder Number: 4547583
Image Number: 01094
Household Gender Age
Lurence D Blyth M 32
Margaret C Blyth F 37
Robert A Blyth M 3
Edward O Yanda M 33
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Title: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#surname=blahnik&p=recordResults&searchType=close
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Title: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#surname=blahnik&p=recordResults&searchType=close
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Title: Immigration record
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: New York Passenger Ships 1820-1957
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Title: 1930 census
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930 for Car. BlahnikGroom's Name: Martin Safranek
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Car. Blahnik
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1892
Marriage Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: A. Safranek
Groom's Mother's Name: M.
Bride's Father's Name: J. Blahnik
Bride's Mother's Name: J.
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00649-3
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1292299
Reference Number: p498 No32
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United States Census, 1930 for Caroline SapanekName: Caroline Sapanek
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gender: Female
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Estimated Birth Year: 1869
Immigration Year: 1872
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Mother's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Enumeration District Number: 405
Family Number: 430
Sheet Number and Letter: 21B
Line Number: 89
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2601
Film Number: 2342335
Digital Folder Number: 4547569
Image Number: 00587
Household Gender Age
Spouse Martin Sapanek M 61
Caroline Sapanek F 61
John Blahnik M 24Ancestry.comNew York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Josefa Blahnik
Name: Josefa Blahnik
Arrival Date: 12 Feb 1877
Birth Year: abt 1839
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/Race-
/Nationality: Bohemian
Place of Origin: Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
Port of Departure: Breman So Hampton
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: OderWisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930 for Carolina BlahnikGroom's Name: Martin Safranek
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Bohemia
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Carolina Blahnik
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace: Bohemia
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1892
Marriage Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: Adalbert Safranek
Groom's Mother's Name: Maria Safranek
Bride's Father's Name: Josef Blahnik
Bride's Mother's Name: Josefina Blahnik
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Unknown
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00096-5
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1013986
Reference Number: 74
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X9SQ-C7LCaroline Sapanek in household of Martin Sapanek, "United States Census, 1930"
Name: Caroline Sapanek
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
District: 0405
Gender: Female
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Immigration Year: 1872
Father's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Mother's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Sheet Number and Letter: 21B
Household ID: 430
Line Number: 89
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 2601
GS Film number: 2342335
Digital Folder Number: 004547569
Image Number: 00587
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Martin Sapanek M 61 Czechoslovakia
Wife Caroline Sapanek F 61 Czechoslovakia
Nephew-in-law John Blahnik M 24 Pennsylvania =
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Donald Blahnik PA - from Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider BlahnikThe "Blahnik Family History" could not be told but for the help of many people. This booklet is dedicated to three people.Joseph Blahnik of Myto, Bohemia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) who, at the age of 41, started a new life by coming to the United States of America with son, Jacob, in 1875 or 1876 and sending for his wife Josephine and four other children, Joseph, John, Mary and Caroline who arrived in New York on February 12, 1877 on the S.S. Oder sailing from Bremen Germany.From the passenger list, it appears that four friends from Bohemia, Wenzel Spasek, Wenzel, Wenzel and Johanna Sykora came with them. All of us, as descendants should think what it was like for them to leave their homeland, families and friends for an unknown but hopefully better future.
Sylvester F. Blahnik, my late father, grandson of Joseph and Josephine, son of John, who kept a small notebook with names, birth dates and places, which was the starting point for this family history. There was little discussion of "the old country", Bohemia, but there was an ethnic connection through our church. The Troy Hill Presbyterian Church, originally named the First Bohemian Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, was founded in 1901 and located at the west end of Troy Hill in an area that became known as "Bohemian Hill". Both my mother, Louise Cervenka and father, Sylvester, attended in their early and teen years with their social life revolving around the church. They met, were married there, raised my brother and I and they attended until their deaths in 1963 and 1966. Approximately 50% of the church membership and those living on Bohemian Hill migraged from the same village as Joseph, Myto, Bohemia.To in wife, Eleanor Weis Blahnik, who puts up with my "pack rat" habits, helped with the record keeping, accompanied me to the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International's conferences in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chicago, Illinois and Lincoln, Nebraska, went on a genealogical vacation in 1994 to the Czech Republic (which included Austria and Germany) and has heard more
Bohemian spoken than the average person (without understanding). In all fairness, I did a booklet on the Weis Family History, went to Germany in 1990, met third cousins of hers and visited the Lutheran Church in Weinbach, Germany where Eleanor's grandmother was married in 1889. I'm still working on the English and Scottish side of her family. Eleanor has been a great partner in this endeavor.
Donald J. BlahnikHistory of the "Blahnik" Family
Descendants of Joseph Blahnik (1834-1918) and Josephine Schneider Blahnik (1836-1912)
Joseph (Josef) Blahnik and Josephine (Jossefa) Blahnik lived in the
town of Myto located about 26 miles east of Plzen in what was Bohemia, a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today it is the Czech Republic. Joseph and Josephine were both born in Myto, a small village of about 750. They married on May 13, 1856 and had six children, one of whom died at 2 month. Joseph was a miner. In 1875, at the age of 41, he came to the U.S.A. with his son, Jacob, who was 12. We are not certain of the dates, however, there was a great migration starting in the 1870's from Bohemia to the U.S.A. There were various reasons such as poverty, no future, conscription into the Hapsburg's German Army, depression of the economy and hope for a better life. Again, we are not certain of the motivation. We do know that Josephine, age 37, with 4 children, Joseph (18), John (11), Mary (8) and Caroline (5) sailed from Bremen, Germany on the S.S. ODER arriving on February 12, 1877. The ship's passenger list was secured from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and indicated 82 passengers in steerage with most from Germany and ten from Bohemia according to the records filed in New York on arrival. The other five who listed from Bohemia were: Wenzel Spasek (27-workman), Wenzel Rabak (18 joiner), Wenzel Radilowsky (18 joiner), Johanna Sykora (19), and Wilhelm Gindel (21-butcher). To the best of my knowledge, these others had no family connection with the Blahniks. Their arrival in New York was before Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.We believe the family went directly to Westmoreland County and settled in Deny Township. The small village was called Bradenville. Although the name was badly misspelled, they do appear in the 1880 Census in Derry Township with the name spelled "Bromix" and listed as being from "Italy". Joseph apparently went to work in the coal mines of the area which is located about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Apparently Joseph and his three sons all worked in the mines, however, after a broken leg, John got a job with the Pennsylvania Railroad whose line ran right at the edge of Bradenville to the railroad shops in Blairsville, PA. Evidently John's brother-in. law, Andrew Titl, worked for the railroad and was the contact to get the job. About 1889, the Pennsylvania Railroad moved their shops from Blairsville to Pittsburgh and John had to move from Bradenville to the Troy Hill Section of Pittsburgh which is on the North Side. The rest of the family remained in the Derry Township area (which is near Arnold Palmer's hometown of Latrobe, PA) where they owned their own homes until about 1900. +++Caroline++++ married Martin Safranek and moved to Milwaukee where Martin had a butcher Shop. +++Caroline's house was also a boarding house and eventually other family members moved to Milwaukee. Her sister, Mary, married Rudolph Yanda and moved to Milwaukee about 1908. Their brother, Jacob, was separated from his wife and also moved in with Caroline along with the parents Joseph and Josephine. Joseph was over 65 and probably retired. Only two of the five children stayed in the Pittsburgh area. Joseph, Jr. was the only one who spelled the name "Blamick" and lived in Port Vue which is near McKeesport, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. My grandfather, John, stayed on the North Side of Pittsburgh on Troy Hill and then Mount Troy.
Source
Title: 1900 census
Source
Title: 1930 census
Source
Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
Source
Title: 1930 census
Source
Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
Source
Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
Source
Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
United States Census, 1930 for Martin SapanekName: Martin Sapanek
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Estimated Birth Year: 1869
Immigration Year: 1875
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Mother's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Enumeration District Number: 405
Family Number: 430
Sheet Number and Letter: 21B
Line Number: 88
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2601
Film Number: 2342335
Digital Folder Number: 4547569
Image Number: 00587
Household Gender Age
Martin Sapanek M 61
Spouse Caroline Sapanek F 61
John Blahnik M 24
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XKGY-25QMartin Safranek, "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950" Name: Martin Safranek
Event Type: Naturalization
Event Place: Wisconsin
Event Date: 1896
Age:
Birth Year: 1870
Birthplace: Bohemia
Affiliate Publication Title: Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for U.S. District & Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950
Affiliate Publication Number: M1285
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XR6T-DDGMartin Safranek, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930" Name: Martin Safranek
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Bohemia
Age:
Spouse's Name: Carolina Blahnik
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace: Bohemia
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 18 Dec 1892
Event Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Father's Name: Adalbert Safranek
Mother's Name: Maria Safranek
Spouse's Father's Name: Josef Blahnik
Spouse's Mother's Name: Josefina Blahnik
Race: White
Marital Status: Unknown
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00096-5
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1013986
Reference ID: 74 Affiliate Film Number: 151
GS Film number: 1432151
Digital Folder Number: 004641220
Image Number: 10357
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From Donald Blahnik booklet he writes:Martin as one of five brothers, 4 migrated to the U.S.A. They were Frank, Michael, Joseph and Martin. Thomas stayed in Bohemia. Their father was Albert or Adelbert. Martin and Frank located in Milwaukee after a stop in Pennsylvania. Michael and Joseph stayed in the east, either New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Martin arrived in USA Sept. 1884 in NY. Naturalized Sep. 11, 1896 in Milwaukee. Owned and operated a butcher shop at 254 Brady St., Milwaukee's East side. Buried, 1/26/1935, in Forest Home Cemetery , Milwaukee. Operated the butcher shop 1904 to 1927.Owned and operated his own butcher shop for 50 years and worked up until 3 days before his death.
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Title: Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926
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Title: soc sec deaths
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Title: 1920 cen
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Title: 1940 census
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XR5H-HF8
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMKL-WLYFrank Safranek in household of Martin Safranek, "United States Census, 1900" Name: Frank Safranek
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 155 Milwaukee city Ward 18, Precinct 1, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Birth Date: Sep 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 15
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 300
Reference ID: 35
GS Film number: 1241805
Digital Folder Number: 004120630
Image Number: 00559
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Martin Safranek M 31 Bohemia
Wife Caroline Safranek F 29 Bohemia
Daughter Ida Safranek F 6 Wisconsin
Son Frank Safranek M 3 Wisconsin
======https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XR5H-HFDMartin Safranek in entry for Frank Safranek, "Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926" Name: Frank Safranek
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 03 Sep 1897
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: Martin Safranek
Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Carolina Blahink
Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C03626-3
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1305120
Reference ID: 5955
Source
Title: 1900 census
Source
Title: 1920 cen
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRT4-6VQMartin Safranek in entry for Ida Josefine Safranek, "Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926" Name: Ida Josefine Safranek
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1894
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Martin Safranek
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Karolina Blalmik
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01792-3
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1012908
Reference ID: 391
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27882-5765-38?cc=2000219&wc=M9QX-ZZT:1608298387United States Census, 1940
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa Town
40-80 Wauwatosa Town, Cou...sane, Muirdale Sanatorium
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Donald Blahnik, Blahnik History; Descendants and Antecedents of Joseph and Josephine Schneider Blahnik
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Title: Agnes Hallama, Researcher
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Title: SRA
Hi Lori:Thanks for the two emails and your thoughts. I have had a Census check on #89 u Blahniku a couple of years ago. The census does not exist before 1869 and had it done for that year. In that Census only Adam Blahnik and his wife are mentioned and their children. Which doesn't tell me who his father was. I was going to contact Zdenek Blahnik once he is back home and see if he could recommend anyone who would search the records for that Blahnik family. None of my current cousins over there are interested in this. In that 1869 Census two of Adam's children were Wensl and Jan(John) that's why I'm thinking that someone in Wisconsin must be descendants . The birth dates I have for them from the Census don't match the ones I saw in Wisconsin. My other thought is: My ggrandfather Tomas was the oldest oldest son so naturally he would have got the home place. The two younger brothers would have moved somewhere else to work or farm or came across to America so not necessarily they would be from "u Blahniku". We just find it so strange that my grandmother never talked about aunts or uncles and from the census they all lived in that house, before she was born, but still surely the father would have kept in touch with his siblings. Just very strange indeed. I may never find out the rest of the history on that family.Agnes Hallama
9/21/2011
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