Brief Life History of Martin J.
When Martin J. GMUCA was born on 15 November 1863, in Kluknó, Szepes, Hungary, his father, Jan GMUCA, was 32 and his mother, JUDITA KOLLAROVA, was 30. He married Mary Ann Tokar on 28 July 1890, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 25 February 1937, in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 73.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Martin Gmuca, "United States Census, 1920"
- Martin Gumca in entry for Frank Lison and Mary Gumca, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Martin Gmuca, "United States Census, 1910"
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Children (7)
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1867
Hungary becomes autonomous partner in Austro-Hungarian Empire.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jerzy, Krystyna, Miroslaw, Tomasz, Witold. German Konrad, Wolf.
Polish: from gruca ‘grain of cereal’, probably a nickname for an insignificant person or a metonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in grain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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