Brief Life History of Benjamin Joseph
When Benjamin Joseph Dedek was born on 24 September 1917, in Rosenberg, Fort Bend, Texas, United States, his father, Frank William Dedek, was 29 and his mother, Marie Pultar, was 22. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Fort Bend, Texas, United States in 1920 and Fort Bend, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 21 November 1970, in Needville, Fort Bend, Texas, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Benjamin Dedek in household of Frank Dedek, "United States Census, 1920"
- Benjamin Joseph Dedek, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Benjamin Or Ben Dedek in entry for Robert Stanley Dedek, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
Name Meaning
Polish: unexplained.
Dutch (also De Rek): variant of Flemish Derick or Derck .
English: variant of Derrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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