Felix & August Jelen Ancestors

State Regional Archives at Trebon

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1. Felix Jelen born on November 6, 1869 in Chrastovice #35.
   
   Father: Josef Jelen, the wheelwright at Chrastovice, son of Frantisek Jelen, farmer and Marie, daughter of Jana Lískovec, farmer at Chrastovice.
   
   Mother: Alzbeta, daughter of Matej Levy, farmer from Chrastovice and Josefa, daughter of Simona Zdichinec, farmer from Chrastovice
   
   /from birth register, parish of Radomysl, vol from years since 1867 till 1882, page 214 /

2. Josef Jelen and Alzbeta Leva (feminine - the masculine would be Levy) married October 1, 1867 in Radomysl.
   
   Bridegroom: - Josef Jelen, (master wheelwright) from Chrastovice #8, son of Frantisek Jelen, farmer at Chrastovice, and Marie maiden name Liskovec, from Klinovice #12, age 25 years.
   
   Bride: Alzbeta, daughter of Matej Levy, farmer from Chrastovic and Josefy Zdichincova (masculine is Zdichinec) from Chrastovice. Age 20 years.
   
   /from vital records - marriages - volume from years 1862-1894, page 135/

3. Josef Jelen was born May 28, 1842 in Chrastovice
   
   Father: Frantisek Jelen, farmer, son of Josef Jelen, farmer from Rohozna; and Anna, daughter of Vaclav Prakla, gamekeeper from Hubenov
   
   Mother: Marie, daughter of Jan Liskovec, farmer from Klinovice #12 and Katerina, daughter of Jan Krejci, farmer from Klinovice #12
   
   /vital records of births, (tehoz farního úradu), volume from years 1842-1853, page 7/

4. Alzbeta Leva was born on May 5, 1847 in Chrastovice.
   
   Father: Matej Levy, farmer from Chrastovice, son of Jana Leveho, farmer and Kateriny, daughter of Frantiska Suchardy, fiddler from Radomysl
   
   Mother: Josefa, daughter of Simona Zdichince, farmer from Chrastovic and Kateriny, daughter of Bartolomeje Lískovce, farmer in Chrastovice
   
   /vital records (táz) page 111/

5. Frantisek Jelen and Marie Lískovcová were married on August 17, 1841 in Radomysl.
   
   Bridegroom: Frantisek Jelen widower and cottager from Chrastovic, son of Josefa Jelena, farmer from Rohozne and Anny Praglové from Hubenova. Age not mentioned.
   
   Bride: Marie, daughter of Jana Lískovce, cottager from Klínovic and Kateriny Krejcí from Klínovic. Age 29 years.
   
   /Vital records of marriages, (téhoz farního úradu), volume from years 1837-1861, page 42/

6. Frantisek Jelen was born on February 3, 1787 in Rohozne.
   
   Father: - Josef Jelen, farmer
   
   Mother: - Anna Praklová
   
   /Vital Records of births (téhoz farního úradu) volume from years 1784-1806, page 189/

Translation notes: Chalupnik was a poor farmer who owned less than 8 acres - often just enough to feed his family. Sumare was a musician who wandered over country to play music to earn money for a living. Shown above as Fiddler.

Thanks to Jan Kyrs from the Czeck Republic who corrected several errors in the original translation.