William Penass Jr.

10 February 1928–8 August 2001 (Age 73)
Keshena, Menominee, Wisconsin, United States

The Life Summary of William

When William Penass Jr. was born on 10 February 1928, in Keshena, Menominee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, William Penass, was 44 and his mother, Neset Nyahtowopany, was 43. He lived in Shawano, Wisconsin, United States in 1930. He died on 8 August 2001, in Keshena, Menominee, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Saint Michael's Catholic Church Cemetery, Keshena, Menominee, Wisconsin, United States.

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William Penass Jr.
1928–2001
Emerine E. Corn
1931–2011

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World Events (8)

1929
Age 1
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1932 · Wisconsin Passes First Unemployment Compensation Law
Age 4
The nation's first unemployment compensation law was passed in Wisconsin on January 28, 1932.
1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War
Age 20
The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.

Name Meaning

Spanish (Peñas): habitational name from any of the places called Las Peñas.Portuguese and Galician: habitational name from any of numerous places called Penas or As Penas (see Pena ).

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

Possible Related Names

Pena

Sources (3)

  • William Penoss Jr. in household of William Penoss, "United States Census, 1930"
  • William Penass Jr, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • William M. Penass, "Find A Grave Index"

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