You can see where Wenceslawa and family came from. Look at the road map. East of Ceske Budejovice you will find Hrdlarez: south of Trabon and about 25 miles southeast of Ceske Budejovice. Largest nearby town is Suchdal. In 1857, Jacob and Rosalia Chada came to the U.S. from Hrdlarez with Anna [it is believed], Mathias, and Lorentz. They settled on a farm near Bolt, Kewaunee Co, WI, near what became named the Keidman and Chada Lakes.

They are listed in the 1860 census in Francis Creek, Wisconsin. Mathias's descendents are found in Ogallala, Nebraska and Lorentz's in Guthrie and Stillwater, Oklahoma. We have not yet documented how the ancestors Jacob and Joseph Chada were related.

It is interesting to read the 19th century history of Bohemia, during the lifetime of Wenceslawa in German, Wincell in English) and the events that were taking place at the time Wincell E. left with his family. See a brief Czech historical background.

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