Hi Evelyn, I am interested in the Svehla line. Do you know where in Bohemia they may have come from? I think 1 of my Svehla's Maria b 1855/6 married a Frank Riha b 1844/45. They inturn had 2 children also named Frank b 1879/80 & Maria b 1877/78. The parents were born in Bohemia and the children were born in Det. MI. They may have had more children. I think they movedto Chicago (Cook Co) ILL. Any lilght you can shine on this would be greatly appreciated. Joann ----- Original Message ----- From: CZECHEKF@aol.com<mailto:CZECHEKF@aol.com> To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] sirnames Pokrefky and Svehla To whom it may concern I am familiar with the Svehla name.....but it also is not totally uncommon.....there were a number of Svehlas who settled in the Chicago area prior to 1900....all from various parts of Bohemia.... You may contact me for more information..... Evelyn Czechekf@aol.com<mailto:Czechekf@aol.com> ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== Would you like to see messages that were posted before you joined the list? Visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist.html> and request an archive.