John W Suchon

Brief Life History of John W

When John W Suchon was born on 23 September 1913, in West Branch, Northern Cambria, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Wojciech Suchon, was 46 and his mother, Hedwig Perkowska, was 31. He married Elizabeth Beedy on 7 January 1939, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 2 March 1986, in Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 72.

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John W Suchon
1913–1986
Elizabeth Beedy
1919–1949
Marriage: 7 January 1939
John Suchon
1940–

Sources (5)

  • John Suchon in household of Hedwig Suchon, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John W Suchon Sr, "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996"
  • John Suchon in household of Hedwig Suchon, "United States Census, 1930"

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Name Meaning

Czech, Polish, and Sorbian; Slovak (Sucháň): nickname for a thin man, from a derivative of suchý (Czech and Slovak), suchy (Polish and Lower Sorbian), suchi (Upper Sorbian) ‘thin, lean, meager’.

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

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