Brief Life History of Katherine Barbara
When Katherine Barbara Tomasich was born on 27 July 1915, in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States, her father, Michael John Tomasich, was 40 and her mother, Milka Amelia Millie Mildred Fracul, was 31. She lived in Wyandotte, Kansas, United States in 1920. She died on 21 October 2001, at the age of 86.
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- Katie Tomasich in household of Michel Tomasich, "United States Census, 1920"
- Katherine B Tomasich, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Katie Tomasich in household of Mike Tomasich, "United States Census, 1940"
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag
The flag of the State of Kansas was adopted on September 24, 1927. The flag was designed by Hazel Avery in 1925.
1938 · Electrification of Rural Kansas
Power was supplied to rural Kansas, which had been hit hard by the depression, in March 1938. Many farmers could not afford the $5 hookups for electricity. As a result, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act which provided loans to farmers who wanted electricity. Brown County became the first to receive service.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Slovenian Tomšič or Tomsič and Croatian Tomšić (see Tomsic ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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