www.scarbrowv.comhadra / chadra / mlynek family history
This site was conceived when I started researching my family's genealogy in March of 2003. I visited Scarbro / Carlisle / Mossy / Whipple / Oak Hill, WV twice since 2003 which consisted of searches through county, state, church and personal records. I have met several residents who have graciously helped jump start the idea of this web site. Since then, I have found an extended family of many people whom I have never personally met but I feel close to them because of our common coal mining bond. These pages are dedicated to the courageous families and the descendants of the Coal Miners that toiled there in the early to mid-20th Century. Dennis Chadra, Wheaton, IL (grandson of Frank Hadra a.k.a. Chadra, and son of John Chadra).
hadra / chadra / mlynek families
Both the Hadra (Chadra) and Mlynek families came from the Alwernia & Wieliczka (Krakow, Galacia Poland area). showing their last residence as Michalkovice, Czech Republic, under the Rule of Francis Joseph, Emperor of Austria. They lived over one year in Michalkovice and had to travel through the Czech Republic and Germany to get to Port of Bremen. Both families went straight to Carlisle / Scarbro, WV.
· John Mlynek (Florentyna's Brother) age 30, Married 11 years, with two children, emigrated from Austria (Poland) in 1905?, working as a coalminer.
· Stanley Kososki (Kosowski) age 18, Single, emigrated from Austria (Poland) in 1908, working as a coalminer. (Frank’s future brother-in–law) ·
· Frank Zaslawrick age 17, Single, emigrated from Austria (Poland) in 1909, working as a coalminer.
April 21, 1910 – US Census shows that a John Mlynek b. about 1868, age 42, married to Mary Uher b. about 1876, age 34, with nine children, resided at 55 White Oak Road in Scarbro, WV. Arrived in the USA in 1906 and was from Poland. Trade Coal Digger, Occupation coalminer. Children;
· James Mlynek b. April 21, 1892, age 17, born in Poland, Trade Laborer, Occupation coalminer.·
· John Mlynek b. about 1895, age 15, born in Poland, Trade Laborer, Occupation coalminer.
· Sophie Mlynek b. about 1898, age 12, born in Poland.
· Dan Mlynek b. about 1901, age 9, born in Poland.
· Mary Mlynek b. about 1902, age 8, born in Poland.
· Stephen Mlynek b. about 1903, age 7, born in Poland.
· Joseph Mlynek b. about 1905, age 5, born in Poland.
· Andy Mlynek b. about 1907, age 3, born in Poland.
· Charley Mlynek b. about 1909, age7 months, born in West Virginia.
The Mlynek family stayed in Carlisle, WV into the 1920's and we have since found out that they moved to Michigan and changed the spelling of their last name to Mylenek.
The Hadra family moved to Eccles, WV around 1912 through approximately 1923 with a brief stay in Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio from 1918 through early 1920 and then moved to Chicago, IL.
Frank Hadra (Chadra) was a survivor of the Eccles, WV April 28, 1914 Eccles #5 Mine Disaster. He was trapped in Eccles #6, 250 feet below the surface, for several hours before being rescued.
photo taken in 1906 in Michalkovice, Czech Republic.
The baby is my father, John Chadra. The two standing in the back are my grandparents, Frank Chadra (Hadra) and Florentyna Mlynek Chadra. Front, left to right is Mary Mlynek, an unknown lady is seated holding my father, and John Mlynek This photo was taken on the way to America and Scarbro, WV.
Submitted by Dennis Chadra - September 5, 2004
More information on the Hadra / Chadra / Mlynek families is located at http://www.chadra.com/hadra_chadra.htm