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63 – End of a Teply Era 1865-1925

March 21, 2020October 23, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

We’ve taken a look at an era of Teply families, from Frank Teply’s birth in 1865 and arrival in America in 1867 as a child to Ben Teply’s early death in 1925.

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30 – Pusta Rybna Churches

December 7, 2019October 26, 2021Mark Jarvis1 Comment

Be sure to make a nature stop before you get to Pustá Rybná.

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Petras, TeplyBohemia, Cemeteries, Church, Czech, Petras, Teply

27 – Say Goodbye to House Numbers and Maps

December 1, 2019October 26, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

As we’ve researched family history earlier than 1770, we’ve lost some of our best research tools – house numbers and maps.

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23 – Farmers, Farms, and Farmhouses

November 23, 2019October 26, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

It’s complicated. Let’s start with two definitions:

lán – A measure of land, about 45 acres. Same as a “hide”.

láník – A farmer who farmed one or more lán. Same as a “sedlák”.

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21 – That’s the Wrong House

November 19, 2019October 26, 2021Mark Jarvis2 Comments

One of our goals in Pustá Rybná was to photograph the important houses.

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20 – Frantisek Petras and Anna Teply (5G)

November 17, 2019October 26, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

My grandpa worked for Princess Gloria’s family.

That’s right, her.

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19 – Anton Petras and Terezie Zahradnik (4G)

November 15, 2019October 26, 2021Mark Jarvis2 Comments

Let’s meet Josepha Petráš Teply’s parents, Anton Petráš and Terezie Zahradnik.

Interestingly, Anton Petráš and Terezie Zahradnik each has a Teply parent or grandparent.

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16 – Bohemian Emigration

November 10, 2019October 26, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

Joseph and Josepha Teply left Bohemia in 1867, bound for America. They are the only ones of our direct Teply ancestors to emigrate.

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15 – Josepha, and Illegitimate Children

November 9, 2019October 26, 2021Mark Jarvis2 Comments

Illegitimate Children were a fact of life, literally.

Illegitimate children were common. It’s not unusual to see an illegitimate child on each page of the parish register.

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14 – Joseph Teply and Josepha Petras (3G)

November 8, 2019October 26, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

We met Joseph and Josepha earlier, when we were in Borová and Oldřiš. They had gotten married and had a son Frantisek. Let’s learn more about them.

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