Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Names of Grandfather's Family & Friends near Prague

When my Great-Uncle Wenzel Zvolanek boarded the F Missler Bremen for the United States in the Spring of 1914, he listed his residence as Kreizenburg in the district of Chotebor, Crown Land Bohemia. There is also a note about a village called Rankov.

In a letter written to my Grandfather on May 10, 1923 from relatives in New Ransko some names appear. A digital scan and translation will be provided on this site.

The names mentioned in this letter are:
Anton and Frank Briz, their daughters Frances, Toni, Rose.
Ludmila and Mary (last name uncertain) from Ransko.
Aunt Madam Muttl (Muttlova) who died in 1922.
And "Father" who is "already very old" but still weaving.

Another paper mentions Ludmila Briznova.
I have a copy of a letter from Ludmila, so she could be a relative or close friend.

Yet another paper appears to record this address (as best I can read the language)
Od Antonin Briza
Nove Ransko c 66
Cechy Europa
.

Here are addresses written in Grandfather's little notebook.
I have no reason yet to believe that they are relatives.
Perhaps he met them on the ship to Ellis Island?

Velecteni Pan
p. Jozep Malit
u.p. Merkea Chotebor
Kraij (or Kray) Castari
Bohimen


Yet another address:
Vaclav Obradovsky,
Krucemburk,
Cechy

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