United States Research
The first recorded instance in the United States was in 1800 on the US Census, for a John Volcik in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, where the trail ends for several years.
By 1880 in Texas - with a total of 6 occurrences - the next Volcik names appear; all of which are members of the same family.
The eldest Volcik from the 1880 census, Josef (Joseph) Volcik was born in Vsetín, Moravia in 1828, which at that time was under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to a father known only as Jiří (~ George).
Through further research of Josef, it was noted that the spelling used by himself and his peers was that of an Eastern Moravian Dialect (a Czech language style similar to Slovak, Polish and Russian), Volčík.[1] The Czech language was not an officially recognized until 1877 (7 years after Josef's immigration to the United States), and until the late 19th century, it was seldom used as written language, and except for records of the early 20th century, records were mostly written in Latin and German, or sometimes in Old Church Slavonic, Polish, Hebrew and Yiddish - so it is interesting to note that Czech alphabet was being in used in Texas during that time period (early 20th century).
|
| Volcik Surname Distribution United States (Texas), 1880 |
|
| Volcik Surname Distribution Texas (Fayette County), 1880 |
The 1880 US Census is the first time we find the surname Volcik used in the United States. The family of Josef (Joseph) Volcik was listed in Precinct 2, Fayette, Texas, United States: [2]
| Full Name | Gender | Birth Date | Relation |
| Joseph Volcik | M | 1830 | Head |
| Anna Volcik | F | 1834 | Wife |
| John Volcik | M | 1859 | Son |
| Stephin Volcik | M | 1861 | Son |
| Joseph Volcik | M | 1876 | Son |
| Frank Volcik | M | 1879 | Son |
Due to The Fate of the 1890 Population Census, the next time we can check in on the Volcik surname is 20 years later, during the 1900 Census. Amazingly enough, the Volcik surname is still only found at Texas at this point. The family of the original Josef (Joseph) Volcik from the 1880 Census is still listed in Justice Precinct 2 Ellinger town, Fayette, Texas, United States - now a thriving Immigrant community.
| Full Name | Gender | Birth Date | Relation |
| Frank Volcik | M | Jul 1877 | Head |
| Mary Volcik | F | Jun 1884 | Wife |
| Frank Volcik | M | Sep 1899 | Son |
| Joseph Volcik | M | Mar 1828 | Father |
| Anna Volcik | F | Jul 1834 | Mother |
| John Volcik | M | Jun 1859 | Head |
| Veronika Volcik | F | Dec 1859 | Wife |
| Anna Volcik | F | Jun 1885 | Daughter |
| Frances Volcik | F | Feb 1888 | Daughter |
| Rosalie Volcik | F | Jan 1891 | Daughter |
| John Volcik | M | Apr 1892 | Son |
| Frank Volcik | M | May 1894 | Son |
| Adolph Volcik | M | Jul 1897 | Son |
| Stephin Volcik | M | May 1861 | Head |
| Anna Volcik | F | Sep 1868 | Wife |
| Charles Volcik | M | Aug 1888 | Son |
| Alois Volcik | M | Mar 1891 | Son |
| Louise Volcik | F | Feb 1893 | Daughter |
| Stepan Volcik | M | Sep 1895 | Son |
| Anna Volcik | F | Sep 1895 | Daughter |
| Hermina Volcik | F | Jul 1898 | Daughter |
Marriage Records
| Groom | Bride | Date |
| Bastrop County[3] | ||
| John Barcak | Anna Volcik | 22 Oct 1893 |
| Paul Lastovica | Mary Volcik | 7 Feb 1899 |
| Frank V. Maduna | Francis Volcik | 1 Mar 1897 |
| Tom Malina | Rose Volcik | 22 Oct 1893 |
Sources
- ↑ (Obzor hospodǎrsky) a Czech publication out of Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas (Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 1906)
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNH-ZRJ : 15 July 2017), Joseph Volcik, Precinct 2, Fayette, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 56, sheet 47D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1303; FHL microfilm 1,255,303.
- ↑ Wolf, Evelyn, Loretta Leonhardt, and Valerie Johnson. 1991. Bastrop County Marriage Records 1881-1900; Volume 2. Bastrop, Texas: Baron de Bastrop Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas.