Brief Life History of Joseph
Joseph Valenta was born on 10 March 1887, in Böhmisch Trübau, Landskron, Bohemia, Austria as the son of János Valenta and Barbara Málik. He married Otilia Vlna on 3 September 1913, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to United States in 1908 and lived in Taft, Kern, California, United States in 1920. He died on 20 October 1957, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Joseph Valenta, "United States Census, 1930"
- Joseph Valenta, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Joseph Valenta, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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1889
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Matsu Nakasone BIRTH unknown DEATH 1889 BURIAL Forest Lawn Memorial Park Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA PLOT Columbarium of Valor, Lot 0, Space 64430 MEMORIAL ID 185379511 · View Source
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Czech, Slovak, and Croatian: from a short form of the personal name Valentin , Slovak Valentín (see also Valentine ). In Croatia, this surname is in part of Czech origin, while the surname of Slovak origin is also found in Serbia (Vojvodina).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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