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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- 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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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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