Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Graczyk was born on 19 July 1895, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, her father, Szczepan Graczyk, was 33 and her mother, Maryanna Zasada, was 27. She married Joseph Wachowiak on 18 July 1918, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Erie, New York, United States in 1920. She died on 14 November 1979, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, at the age of 84.
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Sources (10)
- Martha Wachowiak, "United States Census, 1940"
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- Martha Graczyk in entry for Florence Theresa Wachowiak, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Zigmund, Andrzej, Casimir, Grazyna, Grzegorz, Jacek, Jadwiga, Miroslawa, Ryszard, Zbigniew, Zofia.
Polish: from graczyk ‘player’, a diminutive of gracz, an agent noun from grać ‘to play’, in various senses: to play cards or to play a musical instrument, hence a nickname for a gambler or musician.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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