 Left to right: Irene Mohelnitzky, Conrad Mohelnitzky holding Merie Mohelnitzky, Mary Fastner Mohelnitzky, Helen Mohelnitzky, and Evelyn Mohelnitzky. Photo taken at their home and store in Germantown, Richland County, Wisconsin, ca 1913.
Mohelnitzky/Mohelnicky research:
Mohelnitzky Family Crest - Niederschlesien
Mohelnitzky Immigration
Anton Mohelnitzky - Where was he born? Orphanages in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Anton Mohelnitzky - Places He Lived Anton Mohelnitzky - Burial Site and Death RecordsAnton Mohelnitzky's sisters and their families:Julia Mohelnitzky, Anton's sister George Klein, Julia Mohelnitzky's son Mary Mohelnitzky, Anton's sister How to spell Mohelnitzky In Bohemia/Czech Republic, the last name is found spelled as Mohelnicky, Mohelniczky, and Mohelnitzky. In USA, there were many variations of the last name found in birth/marriage/death/land records, orphan records, census records, and newspaper articles. Most of these variation were simply misspellings, or were written how they were pronounced:
Mohelnitzky or Mohelnicky? In registries found at Czech archives, the name was found spelled as "Mohelniczky" and "Mohelnický." In old Czech language, the letter "c" was written as "cz." Female forms can be written as "Mohelnická." The newer German form of "Mohelnitzky" would be used if the family considered themselves to be German-Bohemians. Both Mohelnický and Mohelnitzky are pronounced the same: "moe-hehl-NIT-skee." To hear a pronunciation of Mohelnicky and Mohelnicka as spoken by native Czech speaker, Blanka Lednická, please click the play button: Some descendants of Anton Mohelnitzky in America pronounce "Mohelnitzky" as "mole-NIT-skee" where the "h" is silent. Some other descendants in Wisconsin pronounce the name as "mul-eh-NIT-skee." My grandma Merie Mohelnitzky (who lived in Wisconsin all her life) pronounced her last name as "muh-HAHN-es-kee." Czech (Slavic) language has 7 cases. Mohelnicky can be written as follows: 1st - nominative - Mohelnický (who) Origins of Czech surnames This website by Karel Kysilka of Moravia discusses the origins of Czech surnames. Some names come from local town names, such as the name Mohelnicky from the town Mohelnice. The names are formed by adding a suffix -ky or -sky. A discussion of the origin of the name Mohelnitzky. Websites that help you learn Czech and websites about Czech research Pronunciation of some common first names:Listen to Blanka Lednická as she speaks Antonin, Marie, Josefa, and Vaclav:
| Anton Mohelnitzky & Mary Ruskauff and their children:Anton Mohelnitzky & Mary Ruskauff Anton Mohelnitzky & Mary Ruskauff grandchildren:Mohelnitzky / Mohelnicky in Czech Republic: Elisabeth Mohelnitzky Oleschinsky - 1718 - from Ostrau/Ostrava Johann Mohelnitzky - Dobroslawitz, Moravia / Sarajevo, Yugoslavia / Haiming, Germany Josef Mohelnicky - 1774 from Přbram and Hranice Joseph Mohelnicky - 1862 - from Mohelnice Josef Mohelnicky - 1914 - 1999 and 2000 letters from Prague Karl Mohelnitzky - 1818 - from Hranice Martin Mohelnicky 1600s - Pribram Rudolf Carl Mohelnitzky - 1887 (son of Frank / grandson of Karl Mohelnitzky of Hranice) Veronika Mohelnitzky Klinkowsky - 1714 - from Ostrau/Ostrava Vincensius Mohelnicky - 1825 (Last Will) Ancestors of Anton Mohelnitzky/Mohelnicky: Sponsors listed on Mohelnicky/Mohelnitzky baptism records: Occupation: Draper Master Towns where Mohelnitzky families and ancestors lived, and towns listed on documents: Hranice, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Seltschan-Sedlčany-Selčan, Central Bohemia / Czech Republic - Pictures and info Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Bohemians Archives in Czech Republic For the towns Sedlčany/Seltschan, the archive is located in Prague, Czech Republic. For the county Ostrava in Schlesien, the archive is in Tropau, Czech Republic. For the town Hranice near Olomouc, the archive is in Olomouc, Czech Republic. The Mohelnitzky crest documents may be found at the archive in Vienna, Austria. Mohelnitzky Links Sweere: A Book of Generations - Mohelnitzky Mohelnitzky message board - Ancestry.com Mohelnitzky message board - Rootsweb.com My Ruskauff-Freker-Mohelnitzky Family Tree at Ancestry.com (needs subscription to view) Bohemia? Austria? Czech? From page 8 of the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Newsletter, The Heimatbrief, Vol. XI No. 1, March 2000. By Susan Muehlhans-Karides:
The Chlumec Domain Requests, Comments, SuggestionsI'm happy to share any information with other Mohelnitzky researchers. Please contact me at the link below. Thank you to Tom Sachse for helping to defray the costs of the Mohelnitzky research in Czech Republic. If others would care to donate, please let me know. ~Debbie |