Nehodiv
Nehodiv is a village and municipality in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of, and has a population of 79.
Nehodiv lies approximately east of Klatovy, south of Plzeň, and south-west of Prague.
From the mid 1800s to the early 1900s, over 100 of its inhabitants have been documented as immigrating to America.
Historic parish: Myslív
History
The first written mention of the village dates back to 1558. Its name is allegedly based on scorpions that once lived there, now represented in its flag. Its Catholic parish seat has traditionally been Myslív. Surnames of the village reaching back to the 17th century include Liska, Popule, Cihla, Ciz, and Ticha.Population
Genealogy and Immigration to America
So far, about 111 people born in Nehodiv have been identified as immigrating to America, a high ratio given a population averaging around 300. The earliest immigrants from the village were probably the families of Vaclav Koncal and Matej Protiva who arrived together in Baltimore in early 1869. They were followed by Matej Zeleny who arrived with his wife Anna Barochova from Neprochovy and 7 of their surviving children in New York en route to Baltimore. They were followed by Josefa Zelena with her husband from Mysliv, Jan Rada, and children who settled in Baltimore in 1869. She was followed by Josef Klečka who arrived in 1870. There he married Marie Hraničková from Kvášňovice. Josef returned multiple times to visit his mother and siblings, perhaps encouraging other villagers to follow him.Other early immigrants include Václav Končal who brought his wife Marie Víšková to Saint Paul, Minnesota around the same year. Never having biological children, the couple adopted Václav's brother son Václav and Marie's sister's daughter Josefa.
A significant number of the immigrants share a DNA and blood relation via children of the couple Krystof Sramek and Katerina Hithova from Klikarov, Vojovice, and Louzna in the 18th century.
- Katerina Sramkova is the ancestor of the Kotesovec's and the Popule's.
- Dorota Sramkova is the ancestor of the Protova's, Blazek's, and Vojtech Zeleny.
- Ondrej Sramek is the great grandfather of the Poustkova sisters. Josefa Poustkova is the ancestor of the Stepan's and Melichar's. Marie Poustkova is the ancestor of the Klecka's. Ludmila Poustkova is the ancestor of the Mares', Behensky's and Hlavac's.
- Simon Sramek is the ancestor of Frantisek Koncal's wife Frantiska Sramkova as well as Stipek DNA matches from other villages.
The immigrants are listed as follows :
| Embarkation | Arrival | Immigrants | Photos |
| January 1869-June 1869 Baltimore | , | ||
| Bark Christel Bremen | 7 July 1869 New York | , , , , , , , | |
| SS Baltimore Bremen | 14 August 1869 Baltimore | ||
| Str. Hermann Bremen | 13 April 1870 New York | Arrived with her father, returned to Nehodiv then returned to America with her husband and son. | |
| Str. Baltimore Bremen | 7 May 1870 Baltimore | His son August Klecka was the first Czech-American elected to the Baltimore City Council and was acting mayor for a time. Another son James became Chief Magistrate of the People's Court of Baltimore. | |
| SS Hermine Bremen | 11 June 1870 Baltimore | ||
| SS Baltimore Bremen | 2 July 1870 Baltimore | ||
| SS Berlin Bremen | 16 November 1870 Baltimore | , , , Returned to Nehodiv, then went back to America. | |
| Bark Inca Bremen | 14 July 1873 Baltimore | ||
| SS Braunschweig | August 1878 Baltimore | ||
| bef. 1879 Baltimore | |||
| SS Hermann Bremen | 7 May 1880 Baltimore | , , , , Petr had a history of domestic violence. He hung himself in 1909 over the suicide of Josefa Ursova a few weeks prior. He possibly told her about mental problems in her biological family. Jan was the nephew of Josefa. | |
| SS Leipzig Bremen | 30 July 1880 Baltimore | ||
| SS Hermann Bremen | 11 August 1881 Baltimore | , , , , | |
| SS Salier Bremen | 16 May 1882 New York | , | |
| SS Hohenzollern Bremen | 19 May 1882 Baltimore | She married Josef Komin in Baltimore. | |
| SS Frisia Hamburg | 10 June 1882 New York | ||
| SS Hohenstaufen Bremen | 27 April 1883 Baltimore | | |
| SS Weser Bremen | 6 July 1883 Baltimore | She married Vojtech Duban in Baltimore. She is the younger sister of Karolina who also married Vojtech after her passing. | |
| SS Elbe Bremen | 6 May 1884 New York | , | |
| 30 October 1884 SS Hermann Bremen | 15 November 1884 Baltimore | Josefa was the older sister of Antonie, Ruzena, and Barbora. | |
| c. 1888 | Marie was the older sister of Jan. | ||
| SS Braunschweig Bremen | 1 May 1888 Baltimore | Zeleny - | |
| SS Main Bremen | 21 February 1889 Baltimore | ||
| SS München Bremen | 18 June 1889 Baltimore | , | |
| c. 1890 | |||
| c. 1891 | |||
| c. 1892 | , | ||
| bef. 1893 Baltimore | |||
| SS Stuttgart Bremen | 2 May 1893 Stopped at New York 4 May 1893 Baltimore | ||
| c. 1893 | |||
| bef 1894 Baltimore | |||
| 30 August 1894 HH Meier Bremen | 12 September 1894 Baltimore | The younger brother of Josef Klecka. He married Marie Slechtova of Mysliv in Baltimore. | |
| 9 April 1896 SS Willehad Bremen | 23 April 1896 Baltimore | ||
| 5 November 1896 SS Aachen Bremen | 25 November 1896 Baltimore | ] | |
| 5 April 1898 SS Lahn Bremen | 15 April 1898 New York | , Vaclav and Josef were Marie's younger brothers. | |
| c. 1900 | |||
| 14 June 1900 SS Rhein Bremen | 27 June 1900 Baltimore | ||
| 22 September 1900 SS Großer Kurfürst Bremen | 3 October 1900 New York | ||
| c. 1901 New York | |||
| c. 1901 Baltimore | , | ||
| c. 1902 | |||
| 17 April 1902 SS Hannover Bremen | 2 May 1902 Baltimore | Anna was the younger sister of Marie and Vaclav and the older sister of Josef. | |
| 27 September 1902 SS Main Bremen | 11 October 1902 New York | ||
| 4 December 1902 SS Weimar Bremen | 21 December 1902 Baltimore | | |
| 12 February 1903 SS Breslau Bremen | 28 February 1903 Baltimore | , , | |
| 2 June 1903 SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Große Bremen | 10 June 1903 New York | ||
| 12 January 1904 SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Bremen | 20 January 1904 New York | Petr was the younger brother of Marie. | |
| 6 February 1904 SS Chemnitz Bremen | 24 February 1904 Baltimore | ||
| 24 April 1906 SS Kronprinz Wilhelm Bremen | 2 May 1906 New York | ||
| 8 May 1906 SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Bremen | 16 May 1906 New York | , , , , , | |
| 5 May 1906 SS Prinzess Alice Bremen | 17 May 1906 New York | Frantisek was the older brother of Anezka. | |
| 30 August 1906 SS Rhein Bremen | 11 September 1906 Baltimore | ||
| 29 August 1907 SS Rhein Bremen | 12 September 1907 Baltimore | ||
| 3 October 1907 SS Chemnitz Bremen | 17 October 1907 Baltimore | ||
| 8 February 1910 SS George Washington Bremen | 18 February 1910 New York | Filomena was the younger sister of Marie. | |
| 11 February 1911 SS George Washington Bremen | 20 February 1911 New York | ||
| 13 December 1913 SS George Washington Bremen | 22 December 1913 New York | Josef was the younger brother of Vaclav. Anna was the older sister of Marie. Josef's granddaughter Rosemarie is a feminist philosopher. | |
| 7 December 1920 SS La Touraine Le Havre | 17 December 1920 New York | Marie was the niece of Marie Populova. | |
| 4 May 1947 RMS Queen Elizabeth Southampton | 9 May 1947 New York | She had a family in Prague and was probably only visiting her brother Karel. | |
| before 1952 | Frantisek was the nephew of Marie and Filomena Maresova. |