The various Balvin families in the USA
There seem to be 3 major Balvin families in the USA.The New York/Florida Balvin's came to the states much earlier than the other two (but I don't know when).I don't know of anyone who is doing their genealogy - but I sure would like to find that person!
I call my Balvin's the Northeast South Dakota/Minnasota Balvins.My gggrandfather Josef and his wife and 3 kids arrived in NY in August 1881.They homesteaded in SD and have provided us with a lot of family over the years.I'm working on our genealogy along with my cousin MaryAnn.
The Balvins in Southeast SD/Iowa came to the USA one at a time in about the same time period as my gggrandfather.They lived in several counties in Iowa before some of them moved to SD.I know from my cousin's dad that they are closely related to us but I don't know how (it must be back in Bohemia).Wilma Malina and Mary Supple in Iowa have been documenting their genealogy.
I suspect that the Balvins in the other states are descendants of these 3 families.
There were at least 2 Balvins in the rev war -one with the surname Balvin and one with a first name of Balvin.In fact, there are a number of people over the years that have the first name of Balvin.
I'd love to hear more about your Balvins!!!
-BAB