Ewing family tree » Joseph P. Petro (1918-1941)
Personal data Joseph P. Petro
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6- Alternative name: Joseph Petro
- He was born on August 23, 1918 in Grassflat, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA.Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Alternative: He was born about 1919 in Pennsylvania, USA.Source 5
- Resident:
- in the year 1930: Cooper, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten.Source 5
- in the year 1920: Cooper, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten.Source 3
- in the year 1935: Cooper, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten.Source 4
- on April 1, 1940: Cooper, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten.Source 4
- He died on May 19, 1941 in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten, he was 22 years old.Sources 2, 6
Died of injuries from auto accident, Age: 23
- He is buried in Grassflat, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA.Source 2
- A child of Michael Stephan Petrof and Maria Petkac
Household of Joseph P. Petro
Notes about Joseph P. Petro
The Clearfield Progress
Wednesday Evening, May 21, 1941
Page Six
Joseph Petro Dies of Injuries In Auto Accident
GRASSFLAT -- Joseph Petyo, well known Grassflat youth, died Monday in the Williamsport Hospital from injuries received in a bad three-car smash-up on May 13 near Williamsport. Delmont Pittinger, of Williamsport, Petro's brother-in-law, is still in the Hospital in a critical condition from injuries in the same accident. Young Petro had been woriking in Williamsport for only a short time.
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- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7916353&pid=306
/ Ancestry.com - Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cooper, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1552; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 68; Image: 984 / Ancestry.com
- 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cooper, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3470; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 17-28 / Ancestry.com
- 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cooper, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2017; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 980.0; FHL microfilm: 2341751 / Ancestry.com
- Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday August 23, 1918
- The temperature on August 23, 1918 was between 13.7 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 28 » Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
- April 24 » World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
- June 1 » World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
- November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
- December 14 » Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.
- December 17 » Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Day of death May 19, 1941
- The temperature on May 19, 1941 was between 6.2 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 12.0 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- March 15 » Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name.
- March 25 » The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.
- May 10 » World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.
- June 1 » World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
- July 13 » World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak).
- December 16 » World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak.
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- 1943 » Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter and illustrator (b. 1865)
- 1945 » Philipp Bouhler, German soldier and politician (b. 1889)
- 1946 » Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (b. 1869)
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