John Anthony KORCH (WOJTASIAK)

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18 August 1899 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Died

22 February 1989 , Northfield, Ohio, USA

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Josepfa WOJTASIAK Valentina "Valeria" NAWROT (NAVROT)

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Born: 18 August 1899 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Josepfa WOJTASIAK

Mother: Valentina "Valeria" NAWROT (NAVROT)

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John Anthony married Mary Beatrice KORCH abt. 1920 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Beatrice KORCH was born 21 June 1900 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville). Mary Beatrice died 15 August 1965 in Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. Mary Beatrice was the child of Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO.

John Anthony KORCH (WOJTASIAK) died 22 February 1989 in Northfield, Ohio, USA.
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Mary Beatrice KORCH
Marriage date: abt. 1920
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Mary Beatrice KORCH was the child of Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO

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Mae Adele KORCH

Born: 3 January 1925, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: abt. 2019, , Ohio, USA

Married: Carroll Gordon NELSON 27 December 1950 Place: , Ohio, USA

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Birth
Name: John Waytassek
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1899
Birth Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Joseph Waytassek
Mother: Valentina Narout

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1900 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: John Woztocswki
[Wojtasiaki]
Age: 9/ 12
Birth Date: Aug 1899
Birthplace: Massachusetts, USA
Home in 1900: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Lake Street
House Number: 148
Sheet Number: 9
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 144
Family Number: 202
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Joseph Woztocswki
Father's Birthplace: Poland, Germany
Mother's Name: Valdeur Woztocswki
Mother's Birthplace: Poland, Germany
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Household Members Age Relationship
Joseph Woztocswki
28 Head
Valdeur Woztocswki
27 Wife
Mary Woztocswki
4 Daughter
Susan Woztocswki
3 Daughter
John Woztocswki 9/ 12 Son
Bogastowe Raszczeski
27 Lodger
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: John Wojtasiak
Age in 1910: 11
Birth Date: 1899
[1899]
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Street: Thompson Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Joseph Wojtasiak
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Valeria Wojtasiak
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Joseph Wojtasiak
38 Head
Valeria Wojtasiak
32 Wife
Mary Wojtasiak
15 Daughter
Susan Wojtasiak
14 Daughter
John Wojtasiak 11 Son
Ellen Wojtasiak
8 Daughter
Frank Wojtasiak
7 Son
William Wojtasiak
4 Son
Otto Pfeffer
24 Son
Stella Pfeffer
20 Daughter-in-law
Ralph Pfeffer
1 Grandson
Alice Pfeffer
18 Daughter
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

World War I Draft Registration
Name: John Wojtasiak
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1899
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 62 Thompson Road
Residence Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Draft Board: 10
Physical Build: Slender
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Father: Joseph Wojtasiak
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1925 Birth of Child
Mae Adele KORCH was born 3 January 1925, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

John Anthony was 25 years old.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Name: John Korch
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Cleveland (Districts 1-250), Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
District: 0048
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1899
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Mother's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Sheet Number and Letter: 10B
Household ID: 18
Line Number: 64
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1764
GS Film number: 2341498
Digital Folder Number: 004638903
Image Number: 00129
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John Korch M 31 Massachusetts
Wife Mary Korch F 27 Massachusetts
Daughter Pearl Korch F 9 Massachusetts
Daughter May Korch F 4 Ohio
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Name: John A Korch
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Street: Vinton Avenue
House Number: 3523
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 5B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 115
Household Members:
Name Age
John A Korch 39
Mary Korch 37
Pearl Korch 19
May Korch 14
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1950 Marriage of Child
Mae Adele KORCH married 27 December 1950, , Ohio, USA to Carroll Gordon NELSON

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

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1965 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Beatrice KORCH died 15 August 1965, Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 Death
Name: John A Korch
Birth Date: 10 Jun 1900
Birth State: Massachusetts
Birth Country: United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Residence County: Summit
Residence State: Ohio
Residence Country: United States
Death Date: 22 Feb 1989
Hospital of Death: Deaconess Hosp. of Cleveland
City of Death: Cleveland
County of Death: Cuyahoga
Certificate: 016382
Age at Death: 88
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: No
Autopsy: No
Filing Date: 15 Mar 1989
Hospital Status: Hospital/ Inpatient
Injury in Ohio: Yes
Type Place of Injury: Unspecified Place
Social Security Number: 272-01-5193
FATHER'S SURNAME: Korch
Marital Status: Widowed
Education: 10
Industry of Decedent: Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
Occupation of Decedent: Assemblers
Census Tract: 5327
Primary Registration District: 1801

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002
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Obituary
Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - February 24, 1989
Deceased Name: John A. Korch

SAGAMORE HILLS -- John A. Korch, beloved husband of the late Mary (nee
Kovach); dear father of Mae A. Nelson and the late Pearl M. Lutch; grandfather of eight; great-grandfather of four, died Wednesday.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 1989, at the Johnson-Romito Golden Rule Funeral Home (Rt. 82 west of Rt. 8), Northfield Center
Ohio, TONIGHT, 7 to 9 p.m. (232-1441.)