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Vaclav John SLAVIK
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Name Vaclav John SLAVIK [1] Birth 26 Aug 1858 Vilemov, Caslov County, Bohemia
[2] - Interestingly, none of these possibilities is in "Caslov" county...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vil%C3%A9mov_%28D%C4%9B%C4%8D%C3%ADn_District%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vil%C3%A9mov_%28Olomouc_District%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vil%C3%A9mov_%28Havl%C3%AD%C4%8Dk%C5%AFv_Brod_District%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vil%C3%A9mov_%28Chomutov_District%29
There is, however, a town named Caslav...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8C%C3%A1slav
There is a Vilemov that lies directly between Golcuv Jenikov and Spacice. Given this town's proximity to other towns that family members came from, this is a likely candidate.
Gender Male Also Known As James John SLAVIK, Vincent SLAVIK [3, 4, 5, 6] Census 18 Jun 1890 Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA
[7] Census 12 Jun 1900 Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA
[8] Census 25 Apr 1910 Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma, USA
[9] Immigration 1911 Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
[10] Census 1916 [5] Census 1921 Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
[3] Census 1931 Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
[6] Naturalization 23 Jun 1931 Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
[4, 11] Death 14 Feb 1938 Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
[1] Burial Abt 17 Feb 1938 Prague Catholic Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
[1] Person ID I115 Rivera Family Tree Last Modified 2 Sep 2025
Father Vaclav SLAVIK, b. UNKNOWN, Bohemia
d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Mother Alosia VORLA, b. UNKNOWN, Bohemia
d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F61 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Antonia URBAN, b. 8 Jun 1854, Knezice, Bohemia
d. 24 May 1946, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
(Age 91 years) Marriage 14 Nov 1886 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
[12] Children + 1. Joseph Frank WESLEY, b. 5 Dec 1880, Czechoslovakia
d. 17 Aug 1978 (Age 97 years) [Father: Stepchild] [Mother: natural]+ 2. John Louis SLAVIK, b. 27 May 1888, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
d. 20 Feb 1983, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
(Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Annie T. SLAVIK, b. 17 Jul 1892, Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA
d. 14 May 1939, Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada
(Age 46 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. Josephine Mary SLAVIK, b. 24 Nov 1893, Oklahoma Territory, USA
d. 11 Jun 1986, Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada
(Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 5. Frank Robert SLAVIK, b. 14 Feb 1895, Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA
d. 9 Aug 1986, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
(Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 6. James Anthony SLAVIK, b. 26 Apr 1897, Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA
d. 11 Dec 1991, Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada
(Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. Mary SLAVIK, b. 3 Nov 1898, Oklahoma Territory, USA
d. 21 Feb 1986, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
(Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F56 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Sep 2025
- Interestingly, none of these possibilities is in "Caslov" county...
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Sources - [S543] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
SLAVIK
Father
Vaclav
1858 - 1939
Mother
Antonio
1851 - 1946 - [S40] Certificate of Baptism for Vaclav SLAVIK, Book A, Page 226.
- [S741] 1921 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 12, Enumeration Sub-District No. 18, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, District No. 12 - Victoria, Enumeration Sub-District No. 18 in Iron Creek Municipality, Viking Village, Page 15.
Lines 28 - 32 - [S163] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960, A3440 - Sweet Grass, Montana, Aug 1917-Jun 1954 > ALL > 016.
Name: James J Slavik
Record Type: Cards
Port of Arrival: Sweet Grass, Montana, USA
24Feb2021 - When this document was found on ancestry.com, there were other SLAVIK documents around it, all dated 28Jun1937. Most were for a Slavik family in Daysland, AB (eg Edward John SLAVIK, b. 19Nov1878, Omaha, NE). It is unknown if and how they are related to our Slavik family. Vincent John SLAVIK was the only recognized individual and his document was dated 14Oct1937. - [S1392] 1916 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 43 Victoria, Sub District No. 12, Enumeration District No. 12 in Township 46, Range 13, W 4th, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Schedule; Online Images, Page 23.
Lines 6 thru 17, 28 thru 30 - [S1393] 1931 Census of Canada, Alberta, Electoral District No. 217, Camrose, Enumeration Sub-district No. 76; Iron Creek, Village of Viking, Seventh Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Page 10.
Lines 6 thru 11, 15 thru 17 - [S148] 1890 State Census of Yukon, Canadian County, Oklahoma Territory, (Date: 18 Jun 1890;), Enumeration District No. 31, Township 12, Range 30-W.
- [S3] 1900 U.S. Census, Oklahoma Territory, Canadian, Yukon, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 219, Enumeration District No. 24, Sheet No. 10A, Line 6.
- [S156] 1910 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Canadian, Yukon, Thirteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeratin District No. 101, Sheet No. 3A, Lines 23 thru 30.
- [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 838, JOHN PRATT, SR.
At the age of nineteen she immigrated to Canada with her parents and they settled in the Prague district. - [S167] Certificate of Naturalization of James John SLAVIK, (Date: 23 Jun 1931;).
- [S89] Marriage Certificate of James SLAVIK and Antonia WESELEY.
- [S543] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
