Promising Information

Well I have been in contact with Slechta's from Iowa and Nebraska that have some good information.  Now as soon as I get my information I requested from the Czech Republic, I am very hopeful we will get a match. 

I was also lucky enough to get a document translated by Marta, a Slechta descendant in Sadska, that indicates that Alexander Slechta purchased a farm in Sadska with help from his father Jiri Slechta.  So with any luck, once my information comes in, I will be able to trace the Slechta's to the previous town they lived in.

Kiron Kountry

I am looking to get in contact with anyone who is familiar with the Slechta's in the Kiron Kountry Database.  I think I have a link to those Slechta's and the Slechta's in my tree, I just need some dates to confirm it.  To reply to this click the comment link and enter how I can contact you.  The comments are sent to me and I decide what gets published.  If you add e-mail, phone number etc. that you do not want published just indicate that and I will not publish the comment.

Thank you,
Paul Slechta

Edna Slechta-Hebel

It was a sad day December 30tth.  My grandmother, the one who was key to me starting my research on the Slechta Name, passed away.  She kept a lot of information that helped me find my Slechta ancestors and trace them back to Sadska.   

Edna Slechta-Hebel

Anonymous The Mankato Free Press Sat Jan 01, 2011, 11:25 PM CST

Edna L. Slechta-Hebel, 97, of Waterville, died on Thursday, December 30, 2010, at the Waterville Good Samaritan Center.

Born in Waterville, Minnesota, on May 26, 1913, Edna was the daughter of William and Martha (Spitzack) Schwichtenberg. Growing up, she attended country school and the North Morristown Parochial School. Following her schooling, Edna did domestic work for a number of households including the parental home of Bruce Smith (Minnesota's only Heisman Trophy recipient) in Faribault. On November 20, 1933, Edna was married to Joseph F. Slechta, Jr. in Waterville. Following her marriage she worked on the family farm, was a homemaker, a fabulous baker, and later became a loving mother and grandmother. Edna's husband, Joe, passed away in 1974, and in 1988 she was married to Elmer Hebel at St. Canice Catholic Church in Kilkenny. Later in Edna's life, she spent fourteen years working for Livingood Bakery in Waterville. She enjoyed baking, sewing, quilting, and her family. She was an avid card player and loved music and dancing. Edna was an active member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and was on the Council of Catholic Women (formerly the Rosary Society) for over 70 years. She also spent many years on the funeral committee and with the quilting group.

Edna is survived by her second husband, Elmer of Waterville; three children, Mayonne (Tom) Ackman of Rochert, MN, Darwyn (Carole) Slechta of Waterville, and Darryl Slechta of Albert Lea; eleven grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Arlene Deutsch of Waterville. She was preceded in death by her first husband; her parents; one daughter, Marian Buchholz; one son-in-law, Vern Buchholz; four brothers, Edwin, Harold, Ervin, and Paul Schwichtenberg; and two sisters, Inez Pope and Lucille Schwichtenberg.

Visitation will be held from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, January 2, 2011, at the Prosch-Dennis Funeral Home in Waterville, and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Waterville, with Rev. Michael Ince officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Waterville.

Forgot to add the County

I forgot to add the county the previous post was from.  It is Boyd county Nebraska.

Slechta's In Nebraska

With the research I have been having done in Sadska, I have been finding that Vaclav is a common name in the Slechta tree.  Does anyone have information or know of someone who may have information on the Slechta highlighted below?

 

1893--The Following Came:

   Daniel Melsha, born 1871 in Linn County, Iowa.

   Others who lived there in the early nineties were:

   Joseph Prchal, County of Tabor; Joseph Pech, unknown; Joseph Bednar, Svatoslava, Tisnov; Joseph Bohac, father and son, Hobusin, Bystrice; Vojtech (Albert) Hasek, Krenovice; John Sajner, unknown; Frank Filer, Bobnice, Nymburk; Anton Pavlansky, Bobata, Trencin; Anton Placek, Sadska, Podebrady; John Filip, Dubne, Budejovice; Charles Rehurek, Velke Obusiny, Bystrice, Moravia; Joseph Hlousek, Spelkov, Bystrice, Moravia; Vaclav Slechta, Sadska, Podebrady; Joseph Vomacka and Joseph Drobny, Sadska, Podebrady; Alois Krejcik, Jetr. Lhota, Podebrady; John and Marie Kulhavy, Primka, N. Hrady; Frank Halva, Vichov, Tabor; Joseph Kavka, Kynice, Ledec; Joseph Jelinek, Sestroun, Selcany; John Skalicky, Knox County; Anton Rychtarik, Kostomlatky, Nymburk; Joseph Plisek, unknown; Anton Basta, Slatina, Velvary; Frank Vokner, Chvalovice, Podebrady; John Vlcan, unknown; Joseph Filer Sr., Nova Ves, Kralove Hradec; Rosalie Poula, Privraty, Usti nad Orlici; Joseph Cerny, Vlksice, Milevsko; Vojtech (Albert) Sistek, Dlouha Lhota, Zbirov; Bartolomej (Bartholomew) Caha, Brezi, Budejovice; Joseph Kosta, County of Budejovice; Joseph and Anton Pravecek, Domazlice; Frank Joura, Joseph Riha, Vaclav Matejicek, Vaclav Tomek, Alois Vlna, Vit. Fiser, John Sedivy, Frank Melsha, Joseph Vasatko, Vojtech Svaton, Frank Rocejdl, John Svatos, Albert Soulek, Jacob Hrouda, John Soulek, Henry Maly, John Cihlar, John Chvala, birthplace unknown.

   All the foregoing settled around Lynch between 1890 and 1894.

 

Sadska Slechtas

Well I got the results back from the researcher in Sadska.  He got back to 1738 so one more time with him and he should be able to finish off Sadska for me.  I do know Slechta’s arrived in Sadska about 1670, so I hope there will be information on where they came from before Sadska.  If any Slechta’s, Schlechta’s or Slechtova’s came from Sadska I could give you the researchers name and e-mail address.  He could surely help find information for you.  Also, if anyone has ancestors from there please contact me.  We may be able to link the information with what I have and work together to get further back. 

 

Yes the researcher does cost money and yes splitting up the cost would help.

 

Paul

Frank Slechta born in 1845

It has been a while since I posted anything, but I have been working towards my goal.  I have been scanning in and restoring some old pictures I received from my Grandmother.  

This weekend I took a break from that because I noticed Ancestry.com was giving free access to immigration records, so I decided to take advantage of that.  So far I have found some information I needed and some I wanted, but not necessary to my goal.  All though the Mika descendants of Charles Mika, who my ancestors adopted, may be happy I found.  I found that his parents came over on the same ship as my ancestors.  I still don't know what happened to Charles Mika's parents, but it gives me names and places to look.

I did find the my Great Great Grandfather came over on the same ship as a Franz Schlechta.   I found a Frank Slechta's naturalization record, but not much else as of yet.  If anyone has a Frank( Franz or Francis) Slechta in their Ancestry that was born in 1845, please contact me.

Thanks,
Paul