Matilda Padjen

Brief Life History of Matilda

When Matilda Padjen was born on 27 December 1890, in Oštra, Lika-Senj, Croatia, her father, Joannes Padjen, was 45 and her mother, Anna Zdunich, was 45. She married Michael Umiljenovich on 15 July 1912, in Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States for about 15 years and Park City Election Precinct, Summit, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 17 June 1981, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Michael Umiljenovich
1881–1924
Matilda Padjen
1890–1981
Marriage: 15 July 1912
Annie M Umiljenovich
1911–1995
Umiljenovich
1922–
Frank Byer
1913–1984
Ida Umiljenovich Byer
1914–2009
Joe Umiljenovich Byer
1915–1915
John Umiljenovich Byer
1916–1973
Tony Umiljenovich
1917–1919
Michael Matthew Umiljenovich
1919–1980
Stillborn Umiljenovich
1924–1924

Sources (45)

  • Matilda Toly, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Matilda, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Matilda Vonljenovich, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1897

On September 17,1897, as the Salt Lake Valley was beginning to cool from the hot summer months, the growing Catholic presence in Utah was recognized in a significant way. Mayor James Glendinning signed a document that donated 19.5 acres to the Diocese of Salt Lake City for Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Páidín ‘son of Páidín’, a pet form of the personal name Pádraig (see Patrick ). Compare McPadden .

English (Devon): habitational name from either Petton in Bampton (Devon), or Paddon in Shebbear (Devon). Petton in Bampton derives from an Old English personal name P(e)atta + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’; Paddon in Shebbear probably has the same etymology, but, due to a lack of early forms, this cannot be certain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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