Brief Life History of Sophia Mabel
When Sophia Mabel Kratzer was born on 18 March 1916, in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Henry Kratzer, was 37 and her mother, Daisy May Eck, was 21. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with John James Kostik. She lived in Whitehall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950. She died on 10 October 1967, in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Whitehall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Mabel Kratzer in household of William Kratzer, "United States Census, 1930"
- Sophia M Kratzer Kostik, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sophia Kratzer Kostik in entry for James P Kostik, "Pennsylvania Obituaries, 1977-2010"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1917
Boroughs merge Panoramic map of Bethlehems (1878) After the Civil War the Borough of South Bethlehem was formed. In 1886 the Borough of West Bethlehem (in Lehigh County) was formed. In 1904, the Boroughs of West Bethlehem (in Lehigh County) and Bethlehem (in Northampton County) merged. In 1917, the Borough of South Bethlehem and Bethlehem merged to become the City of Bethlehem, with Archibald Johnston (1865-1948) selected as the new city's first mayor. Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania has remained a separate political entity. Even after the merger of the two boroughs, the bureau initially provided a count for the original sections.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (also Krätzer): literally ‘scratcher’, from an agent noun derivative of Middle High German and German kratzen, Yiddish kratsn ‘to scratch’, a nickname for a wool carder.
German: patronymic from Kratz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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