Sophie Tkaczyk

Brief Life History of Sophie

When Sophie Tkaczyk was born on 20 February 1914, in Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States, her father, John Tkaczyk, was 27 and her mother, Regina Swiadeck, was 30. She died on 21 February 1994, at the age of 80, and was buried in Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis R Bell
1912–1989
Sophie Tkaczyk
1914–1994

Sources (3)

  • Sophie Tkazek in household of John Tkazek, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Sophie M Tkaczyk Bell, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sophie Margaret Bell, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

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1925 · Woman's World's Fair

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1935 · The FBI is Established

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Polish Krystyna, Maciej, Slawek, Slawomir, Stanislaw, Tadeusz, Wieslaw.

Polish: occupational name or patronymic from a diminutive of Tkacz ‘weaver’. This surname is also found among Rusyns (Lemkos).

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

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