
14th July 2010, 00:19
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It is hard to imagine this young couple Kati and Franz, crossing the Atlantic w/their four babies, Barbara (1 yr old), Josef (3 yrs old), Maria (5 yrs old) and Wenzel (7 yrs old).
As per ship's manifest the entire family is listed as being born in Szidorfalva. They were heading for Wilhelm Robel (Franz's brother) at 126 Sawyer Avenue in Oshkosh.
As per Gazetteer that Ruth posted, for Szidorfalva/Hrabovo, the filial Roman Catholic Church was in Munkasci and the filial Greek Catholic Church was in Pusznyakfalva/Puzhyakivtsi.
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As per his passport, I suspect that Franz's parents were technically Austrian, but would have considered themselves Bohemian-German (Catholic). Notice the passport cover shows a place called Ubermoldan (on Moldan River in Czech Republic today), line below that reads Prachattitz and then Bohemen. The Robl family had very likely lived in Bohemia from appx the 13th century. The 13th century was the period of large-scale German immigration to Bohemia. The Germans populated towns and mining districts on the Bohemian periphery and, in some cases, formed German colonies in the interior of the Czech lands. Family may have migrated to Munkasci area some time (middle to late 19th c.) before Franz was born???
History of Prachatice
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Before settling in Prachatitz, the family may have originated in Passau town/region > Bavaria, on the Austrian border. Please note that there was a commercial connection between Passau and Prachatitz, an exclusive salt purchasing agreement between the two places???
Down the road you might consider following up w/the German Bohemian Heritage Society ???
Most Winnebago County - Oshkosh residents of German descent have this exact background, Germany > Bohemia > (Hungary) > America.
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Last edited by Hannia; 14th July 2010 at 15:17.
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