Frances Wyka

Female27 August 1908–12 February 2005

Brief Life History of Frances

When Frances Wyka was born on 27 August 1908, her father, Jan Wyka, was 23 and her mother, Katarzyna Gwozdy, was 25. She had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Stanley Potrzeba. She lived in Wallington, Bergen, New Jersey, United States in 1930. She died on 12 February 2005, in East Rutherford, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 96.

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Family Time Line

Stanley Potrzeba
1901–1956
Frances Wyka
1908–2005
George Louis Potrzeba
1933–1999
Barbara Potrzeba
Gladys Kobcsenski

Sources (3)

  • Frances Potrzeba in household of Stanley Potrzeba, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Frances Haas, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Frances Wyka in entry for George Patrzeba, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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Children (3)

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Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Age 1

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1914

Age 6

Historical Boundaries 1914: Passaic, New Jersey, United States of America 2009: Passaic, New Jersey, United States of America

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 27

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jozef, Miroslaw, Tadeusz, Casimir, Zosia.

Polish: nickname from wyka ‘vetch, tare’.

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

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