The brothers and sisters that comprise the Frank Mejchar family are individually diverse, yet maintain the essence that belonged to the Mejchar ancestors. The children were raised in a single family home in West Allis Wisconsin. Frank, Anna and Rose immigrating in 1910 from the small village of Pocinovice, Czech Republic. First, a little history of their origins.
History
Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
Pocinovice is the largest of the eleven former Chod villages and the easternmost village. It is at the foot of Jezvineckého forest, on the edge of a Domažlice Klatovy district. The region of Chodsko, as we know nowadays, is only one part of the original settlement of the western boundary. In the southern part of the area there were 11 settlements: Drazenov, Chodov, Klicov, Klenci pod Cerchovem, Chodska Lhota, Mrakov, Pocinovice, Postrekov, Straz, Tlumacov, Ujezd.
The men of the region were supposed to guard the boundary. That´s why the Bohemian kings awarded them with various privileges which brought them an extraordinary rank in a feudal system. The most important right was their personal liberty, they were just royal serfs. Inhabitants of Domazlice obtained 24 privileges in the years 1325-1612 confirming their rights, which were in force until the end of the 17th century. This employment , connected with the danger of an invasion, required fighting power, bravery and determination. They showed these skills during their long history. The villages were rather small. Each had about 50 inhabitants and during the 16th, 17th centuries the region of Domazlice had a population of 320. Villages were built either on slopes or on feet of hills in order to have been hidden from enemies.
The villages were made up of single yards which were around a large village green with only two drives, which could be easily blocked and defended. Barns and gardens in the yards were used for defense too. Every attack on this village was often an insurmountable problem for the enemies. In spite of later reconstructions, nearly all villages in the area of Chodsko have preserved this character.
The name of the municipality, Pocinovice was first mentioned in the 14th century. When Pocinovice was under the influence of German rule,the name was Putzenried. The first written mention is from March 16, 1325. The people of the villages enjoyed all the freedoms and privileges that Chods received from the Czech kings, including its own seal, flag, government and common privileges. Interestingly, it is believed that the Pocinovice farmers always belonged to the radical of the Chod community.
The Mejchar and Cerny Families
The most current (3/25/2015) ancestry chart for Frank Mejchar is shown below:
To provide some background on these people read on.
Outline Ancestor Report for Frank Andrew Mejchar
1 Frank Andrew Mejchar b: 02 Feb 1886 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; House Number 78, d: 31 Oct
1965 in West Allis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
+ Anna
Cerny b: 06 Oct 1887 in Lipkov, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; House Number 44, m: 18 Jan 1910 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District,
Plzensky region, Czech Republic, d: 04 Jul 1968 in West Allis, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, USA
...2 Vaclav Mejchar
b: 07 Oct 1849 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic,
d: 14 May 1932 in
Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
+ Marketa
Pavlik b: 04 Oct 1849 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; CP78, m: 04 Feb 1874 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic; CP 78, d: 12 Aug 1916 in Pocinovice, Domazlice
District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
......3 Jiri Mejchar b: 29 Jun 1799 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; House Number 99, d: 15 Nov
1871 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
+ Katharina
Faul b: 06 Feb 1814 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; CP 36, m: 03 Feb 1835 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic, d: 24 May 1878 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District,
Plzensky region, Czech Republic
+ Marie
Drobicka b: 1797, m: 04 Aug 1829 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic
.........4 Martin Mejchar b: 11 Nov 1768 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; House Number 99
+ Elizabeth
Blazek b: 1776 in Orlovice, West Bohemia, Czech Republic, m: 26 Jan 1796 in
Orlovice, Domazlice district, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
............5 Jiri Mejchar b: 1730 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; House Number 99
+ Catharina
............5
Catharina
+ Jiri
Mejchar b: 1730 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; House Number 99
.........4 Elizabeth
Blazek b: 1776 in Orlovice, West Bohemia, Czech Republic
+ Martin
Mejchar b: 11 Nov 1768 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region,
Czech Republic; House Number 99, m: 26 Jan 1796 in Orlovice, Domazlice
district, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
............5 Johan Blazek
......3 Katharina Faul b: 06 Feb 1814 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; CP 36, d: 24 May 1878 in
Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
+ Jiri
Mejchar b: 29 Jun 1799 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region,
Czech Republic; House Number 99, m: 03 Feb 1835 in Pocinovice, Domazlice
District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic, d: 15 Nov 1871 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
.........4 Jan Faul b: 18 Apr 1784 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; House Number 113
+ Dorota
Kotzian b: 1786 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; House Number 40, m: 1814 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic
............5 Vaclav Faul
+ Katherina Faul
............5 Katherina Faul + Vaclav Faul
.........4 Dorota Kotzian b: 1786 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; House Number 40
+ Jan
Faul b: 18 Apr 1784 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; House Number 113, m: 1814 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic
............5 Matej
Kotzian
+ Marie Koutnik
............5 Marie
Koutnik
+ Matej Kotzian
...2 Marketa Pavlik b: 04 Oct 1849 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; CP78, d: 12 Aug 1916 in
Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
+ Vaclav
Mejchar b: 07 Oct 1849 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region,
Czech Republic, m: 04 Feb 1874 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic; CP 78, d: 14 May 1932 in Pocinovice, Domazlice
District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
......3 Jan Pavlik b: 01 Jan 1779 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; CP 50
+ Katerina
Mikolas b: 1810 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; CP 115, m: 30 May 1843 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic
+ Anna
Marie Hronek b: 1776 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; CP 78, m: 06 Jul 1819 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic
.........4 Jan Pavlik
b: Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; CP 71
+ Marie
Havelka b: Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; CP
50, m: 27 Feb 1775 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; CP 71
............5 Joannes Pavlik
.........4 Marie
Havelka b: Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; CP
50
+ Jan
Pavlik b: Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; CP
71, m: 27 Feb 1775 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; CP 71
............5 Thomas Havelka
......3 Katerina Mikolas b: 1810 in Pocinovice, Domazlice
District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; CP 115
+ Jan
Pavlik b: 01 Jan 1779 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; CP 50, m: 30 May 1843 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic
.........4 Jan Mikolas b: 17 Mar 1774 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; CP 115
+ Marie
Capek b: 1779 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; House Number 35, m: 1798 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic
............5 Matej Mikolas
+ Dorota
Hubeny b: 1744 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech
Republic; House Number 32, m: 1773 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic
............5 Dorota Hubeny b: 1744 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; House Number 32
+ Matej Mikolas m: 1773 in Pocinovice,
Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
.........4 Marie Capek b: 1779 in Pocinovice, Domazlice
District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; House Number 35
+ Jan
Mikolas b: 17 Mar 1774 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region,
Czech Republic; CP 115, m: 1798 in Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky
region, Czech Republic
............5 Matej Capek b: Pocinovice, Domazlice
District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; House Number 35
+ Anna Kohout b:
Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
............5
Anna Kohout b: Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic
+ Matej
Capek b: Pocinovice, Domazlice District, Plzensky region, Czech Republic; House
Number 35
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