Millie Vacha

7 July 1879–12 January 1951 (Age 71)
Washington, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of Millie

When Millie Vacha was born on 7 July 1879, in Washington, Iowa, United States, her father, Anthony Vacha, was 27 and her mother, Katherine Kos, was 23. She married Frank Soukup on 24 March 1926, in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States. She lived in English River Township, Washington, Iowa, United States for about 30 years. She died on 12 January 1951, in Washington, Iowa, United States, at the age of 71.

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Frank Soukup
1879–1953
Millie Vacha
1879–1951
Marriage: 24 March 1926

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 2
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
Age 5
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 19
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.

Name Meaning

Czech (Vácha): from a pet form of the personal name Václav ( see Vacek ).

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

Possible Related Names

Vacek

Sources (5)

  • Amelia Wacha in household of Anthony Wacha, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Millie Z Vacha in household of Anthony Vacha, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Miloslava Vacha in household of Anthony Vacha, "Iowa State Census, 1895"

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