Albert G. Prucha

Brief Life History of Albert G.

When Albert G. Prucha was born on 16 April 1908, in Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph Prucha, was 23 and his mother, Barbara Uanek, was 23. He married Minnie Henrietta Kruml in March 1944, in Sarpy, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died in October 1967, in Ord, Valley, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, United States.

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Albert G. Prucha
1908–1967
Minnie Henrietta Kruml
1915–2006
Marriage: March 1944
Albert E. Prucha
1944–1944
Joseph Prucha
1946–1981
George Albert Prucha
1949–2005
Paul Prucha
1952–1975
Phyllis Prucha
1955–1990

Sources (13)

  • Albert G Prucha, "United States Census, 1940"
  • George Albert Prucha, "Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915"
  • Albert Prucha, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

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.

1919 · The Chicago Race Riot of 1919

During the Chicago race riot, which was raised by racial conflicts throughout Chicago, thirty-eight people died (23 black and 15 white) and over five hundred were injured. It is considered the worst of the approximately 25 riots during the Red Summer and was the worst race riot in Illinois.

1925 · The Goodman Theatre

The Goodman Theatre was founded as a tribute to the Chicago playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, who died in the Great Influenza Pandemic in 1918. The theater was funded by his parents, who donated $250,000 to the Art Institute of Chicago. The first theater was designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw and its opening ceremony was performed on October 20. 

Name Meaning

Czech (also Průcha): from a pet form of the personal name Prokop .

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

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