Brief Life History of John Thomas
John Thomas Wenek was born on 14 November 1908, in Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States. He married Dorothy Luceal Welker on 6 June 1947, in Clark, Nevada, United States. He immigrated to San Francisco, California, United States in 1944 and lived in San Diego Township, San Diego, California, United States in 1940. He died on 9 February 1973, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego, California, United States.
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Sources (14)
- John Wenek, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Tony Wenek - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Tony Wenek
- John Thomas Wenek, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants
Angel Island served as a western entry point for hundreds of thousands of U.S. immigrants, mainly from China, from 1910 to 1940.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Otmar.
German, East Frisian, and North Frisian: variant of Wenk . This surname is very rare in East and North Frisia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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