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Joseph Hrncir and Magdalene Patek

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Posted to Message board on January 25, 2012 by DLTeeter.
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We are planning to visit the Czech Republic in May. We hope to find the graves of my great great maternal grandparents. I have some information from a cousin who reseached our family.
The names we want to find the grave sites of are Joseph Hrncir born in Neudek Bohemia and his wife Magdalene Patek born in 1793 Kreuzberg Bohemia, died July 18, 1884. Their son was Franz Hrncir aka Frank Toepfer born June 10, 1845 in Sazau, Bohemia; died April 11, 1902. Franz married Anna Benes about 1866.Anna benes was born January 31, 1843 in Hlinsko Bohemia, died November 12, 1920. I believe Frank and Anna emigrated to the U.S. I have a photo of Anna, and my mother said I looked alot like her.
Does anyone know where Joseph and/or Magdalene are buried? A distant cousin visited Hlinsko about 10 years ago but her narrative does not mention finding their graves.
We would need to hire a driver in Prague or take a train, so we really want to know whether we should be looking at Hlinsko, Sazau, Neudek or Kreuzberg?
How can I find cemetary records?
Thanks very much

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Comment by vendula.masatova on January 27, 2012 at 2:29pm

The most important information is – where they died. In Czech Republic, there are maybe 3 towns of name Hlinsko, 3 towns of name Nejdek (Neudek) and 5 towns of name Sazava (Sazau). And Kreuzberg? It should be Krizovy vrch? But i am not sure. Do you have any other information?

Comment by DLTeeter on January 29, 2012 at 4:58pm

Thanks for your response.
From the Toepfer Family bible my cousin gave cutrrent place names.

He said Neudek, Bohemia is now Nejdek, Chech republic. He thought it is near KARLOVY VARY 50degrees 20’ N, 12 degrees 45’E 7152345

Hlinsko current Hlinsko, Vychodocesky, Czech Republic near CHRUDIM, hlinsko 49 degrees, 30’N 17degrees 35’E 363 1190

Sazau Sazava near KUTNA HORA Sazau 49 degrees 52’N 14 degrees 54’E 3681207

Kreuzberg now Kluczbork Poland? Or Kruzberk near OPAVA 49 degrees 50’N 17 degrees 41’E 545 1788

We will try to look uop these coordinates.
Unfortunately I don’t have where they died. So We are guessing.

Thanks for any more direction I can get.