Benjamin Joseph Dedek

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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Family Time Line

Frank William Dedek
1887–1958
Marie Pultar
1894–1954
Edward Frank Dedek
1914–1996
Georgia Elenora Dedek
1915–1993
Benjamin Joseph Dedek
1917–1970
Ruth Frances Dedek
1920–1963
Frank William Dedek Jr
1924–
Helen Marie Dedek
1927–2006
Helen Dedek
1928–
Robert Stanley Dedek
1930–2006

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"

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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