Malecha Family Photos

Family and Historical Photos from Jitka Ševčíková [daughter of Marie (Malechová) Nestávalová] with Jitka's comments on the photos.

To je foceno rok 1894, v rusku ale nevím, bylo tam jenom pozdrav od Malechy, nevím který to je Malecha.

This is a shot in 1894, in Russia, but I don't know if this was just a greeting from a Malecha. I do not know who is a Malecha (in the photo).

Jan Malecha (born 1858) and Veronika (Vandová) Malechová (born 1869), married 1889.
Foceno ve Svinech (Shot in Sviny)

[Note from Frank: Jan's father Tomaš Malecha (born 1817) and my great-great-grandmother Rosalia Malecha (born 1820) were brother and sister. Seven of Rosalia's children, including my great-grandfather, Jan (John) Trnka, ended up settling in New Prague, Minnesota.]

Karel Malecha (born 1886 to Jan's first wife, Marie Haveldová; 1918 zemřel na španělskou chřipku, [died in 1918 from the Spanish influenza]), Jan Malecha (born 1858) and Veronika (Vandová) Malechová (born 1869), Josef Malecha, (born 1901)

Josef Malecha, (born 1901).
Foceno ve Svinech (Shot in Sviny)

Marie (Davidová) Malechová (born 1905) and Josef Malecha, (born 1901), married in 1926.

1930 photo: Josef Malecha, (born 1927) and Marie Malechová (born 1928, vdaná Nestávalová).

Marie Nestávalová's children are František (born 1950) and Jitka (born 1956).

Marie Malechová (born 1928) v blatském kroji u školy ve Svinech (in Blata costume at a school in Sviny, ~1938?)

Josef Malecha, (born 1901) and Marie (Davidová) Malechová (born 1905).
Foceno ve Svinech (Shot in Sviny)

Left to right:
1. Josef Malecha, (born 1901)
2. František Nestával (born 1950)
3. Václav Kulhánek (born 1930) - přítel rodiny, kněz (a friend of the family and priest)
4. Jeho synovec Jan (Václav Kulhánek’s nephew, Jan)
5. Marie (Davidová) Malechová (born 1905)
6. Marie (Malechová) Nestávalová (born 1928)
7. Josef and Vera's son, Josef (They also had 2 daughters, Vera and Hana, not pictured)
8. Josef Malecha, (born 1927)
9. Josef's wife Vera who died when she was 36 (jeho manželka Veřa umrěla v 36 letech)


Sviny - Stavení 21 - 1989, Vráceno v takovém stavu.
Sviny - Building 21 - 1989, Returned in this condition

Takto chodí křeštanská mládež o velikonocích, blatské kroje si půjčují ve Veselí nad Lužnicí u kostela.

Thus the Christian youth, to attend Easter, borrow Blata costumes in Veselí nad Lužnicí at the church. [Jitka Ševčíková, second from right; Olga Ševčíková, 5th from right]

Jitka (Nestávalová) Ševčíková, Marie (Malechová) Nestávalová, and František Nestával

To jsem já a dcery: Jitka (Nestávalová) Ševčíková and her daughters (left to right) Olga, Marta and Jitka

František Nestával's sons: Marcel (1981), Vojta (1985), František (1977), and Marek (1975) Nestával

Pozdrav ze Svinů (Greetings from Sviny); nevím rok (I don't know year).
upper right: obchod vedle č. 21 (shop next to No. 21)
upper left: škola (school)