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Kovčín is a village and municipality (obec) in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

Kovčín
Municipality
Center of the village
Kovčín
Coordinates: 49°24′56″N 13°36′53″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictKlatovy
Area
  Total4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Elevation
532 m (1,745 ft)
Population
 (2006)
  Total79
  Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Postal code
341 01
Websitehttps://kovcin.cz/

The municipality covers an area of 4.81 square kilometres (1.86 sq mi), and has a population of 79 (as at 3 July 2006).

Kovčín lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Klatovy, 41 km (25 mi) south-east of Plzeň, and 95 km (59 mi) south-west of Prague.

Historic parishes: Myslív, Nepomuk


History


The first written mention of the village dates back to 1551.


Genealogy & Immigration to America


So far, 23 people born in Kovčín have been identified as immigrating to America (and 1 likely moving to Canada), sorted and profiled on FamilySearch. The earliest immigrant might have been Frantisek Kvarda in 1883. Around the same time was Josef Hranička (1861-1939) who settled in Chicago. He married Marie Koutenská (1864-1933) of Chanovice there in 1884. His brother Václav immigrated around 1903.[1]

The immigrants are listed as follows (women are paired with their maiden names):

Embarkation Arrival Immigrants Photos
SS Weser Bremen 6 July 1883

Baltimore

Kvarda - Frantisek (1866-1937)[2]
c. 1883 Hranicka - Josef (1861-1939)
c. 1888

New York

Mixan - Katerina (1864-)
SS Karlsruhe

Bremen

6 May 1891

Baltimore

Vetrovec - Vaclav (1867-1939)[3]
SS Suevia

Hamburg & Havre

27 August 1891

New York

Koncal - Vaclav (1868-1917)[4]
c. 1892 Mixan - Josef (1886-1978)
SS Braunschweig Bremen 30 November 1892

Baltimore

Behensky - Katerina (1862-1935)[5]
SS Elbe

Bremen & Southampton

19 April 1893

New York

Liska - Anna (1875-)[6]
28 September 1897

SS Trave

Bremen

7 October 1897

Ellis Island

Kvech - Marie (1881-)[7]
9 June 1903

SS Kaiser Wilhelm II

Bremen
17 June 1903

New York

Hranicka - Vaclav (1859-1915) [with wife and son][8]
30 June 1903

SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

Bremen

7 July 1903

Ellis Island

Hranicka - Frantisek (1865-),[9] Antonin (1895-1979)

Kubar - Marie (1857-1926)


Frantisek likely died in Canada. Their son moved from Canada to Illinois and Marie might've died in Illinois.

28 April 1904

SS Köln

Bremen

14 May 1904

Baltimore

Mixan - Josefa (1881-1917)[10]
c. 1905 Svechota - Anna (1886-1934)
6 May 1906

SS Hannover Bremen

21 May 1906

Baltimore

Vetrovec - Anna (1886-1941), Anezka (1887-1974)[11]
20 October 1908

SS Kronprinz Wilhelm

Bremen
28 October 1908

New York

Liska - Anezka (1890-1970)[12]
24 April 1909

SS Friedrich der Große

Bremen
SS Friedrich der Große as USS Huron
SS Friedrich der Große as USS Huron
5 May 1909

New York

Vetrovec - Josefa (1893-1974)[13]
c. 1911

Canada

Vetrovec - Frantisek (1878-1936)
4 June 1921

RMS Aquitania

Southampton

10 June 1921

New York

Vetrovec - Marie (1896-1978), Vojtech (1898-1976)[14]
4 July 1923

SS Rotterdam

Rotterdam

14 July 1923

New York

Kubar - Jan (1897-1962)[15]
before 1935 Rynda - Marie (853-)



References


  1. Hranicka. "United States Census, 1930". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Kvarda (1883). "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Vetrovec (1891). "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Koncal (1891). "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Behensky (1892). "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Liska (1893). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Kvech (1897). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Hranicka (1903). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Hranicka (1903). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Mixan (1904). "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Vetrovec (1906). "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Liska (1908). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. Vetrovec (1909). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Vetrovec (1921). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. Kubar (1923). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)






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