Marie Catherine Malek

Brief Life History of Marie Catherine

When Marie Catherine Malek was born on 15 August 1908, in Garfield Township, Hancock, Iowa, United States, her father, Michael Casper Malek, was 23 and her mother, Mary Helen Hrubes, was 20. She had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Joseph Henry Zrostlik. She lived in Britt, Hancock, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Britt Township, Hancock, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 20 June 1989, in Hancock, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Saint John Cemetery, Duncan, Hancock, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Henry Zrostlik
1902–1987
Marie Catherine Malek
1908–1989
Vincent Michael Zrostlik
1932–2002
Raymond Joseph Zrostlik
1933–1992
Leonard James Zrostlik
1940–2017
Rose Mary Zrostlik
1942–2020

Sources (29)

  • Marie Malek, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
  • Marie Malek, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Marie C Zrostlik, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

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.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Abdul, Ahmad, Mohammed, Hani, Mansour, Mehrdad, Mohammad, Nabil, Shahram, Ali, Hany, Maged. Polish Eugeniusz, Kazimierz, Stanislaw, Wladyslaw, Andrzej, Bronislawa, Danuta, Halina, Henryk, Jadwiga, Jerzy, Mieczyslaw.

Polish (Małek); Czech (Málek); Slovak (also Málek); Slovenian and Croatian: nickname for a physically small man, derived from Polish mały, Czech and Slovak malý, Slovenian and Croatian mal(i) ‘small, little’. This surname is a cognate of Malec and Malik . As a Slovenian surname it can also be derived from malek ‘small man, dwarf’. The surname of Czech origin is also found in Croatia. Compare Mallek .

Czech: from a pet form of the personal names beginning with Ma-, e.g. Matěj (from Latin Matthias; see Matej ) or Martin .

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

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