Andrew Stodola

Brief Life History of Andrew

When Andrew Stodola was born on 6 April 1885, in Hungary, his father, Stodola, was 36 and his mother, Maria, was 31. He married Mary Rose Palsa on 15 April 1917, in Lake, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States in 1916. In 1914, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as butcher in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States. He died on 14 May 1970, in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Stodola
1885–1970
Mary Rose Palsa
1892–1990
Marriage: 15 April 1917
Andrew Stodola
1918–2000
Helen M Stodola
1920–2004
Francis Albert J Stodola
1922–2012
Benedict Stodola
1927–
Bernard Stodola
1929–2019

Sources (15)

  • Andrew Stodola in household of Joseph V Stodola, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Andro Stodola, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Andro Stodola, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Polish (Stodoła): topographic name for someone who livedby a barn, Polish stodoła.

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

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