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Anna Sobischek 1894 - 1970

Anna (Blaha) Sobischek of Quincy, Norfolk County, MA was born on December 9, 1894 in Boston, Suffolk County, and died at age 75 years old in March 1970 in Boston.
Anna (Blaha) Sobischek
Quincy, Norfolk County, MA 02169
December 9, 1894
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
March 1970
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Female
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  • Introduction

    Anna (Blaha) Sobischek was born on December 9th, 1894, in Massachusetts to Frank J. Blaha (1870 - 1918) and Barbara Kadlec (1870 - 1933). Both of her parents were born in Austria. She had six siblings: Jacob, Mary, Frances, Albert, Elsie and William and two half-sisters: Mary and Sylvia Blaha. Anna Blaha married Anton Sobischek circa 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts.. She was survived by one niece, Helen S. Gouner. Anna died in March of 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 75. See Anna Sobischek: Obituary.
  • 12/9
    1894

    Birthday

    December 9, 1894
    Birthdate
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Anna was Caucasian, a first generation Austrian-American. She was Austrian on both her maternal and paternal lines.
  • Nationality & Locations

    Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Anna was a lifelong resident of Boston. She died in Boston at the age of 75.
  • Religious Beliefs

    Anna's funeral was a High Mass at St. Ann's Church.
  • Professional Career

    When Anna was 15, in 1910, she was a candymaker in a candy shop. Twenty years later, when she was 35, she was a stitcher in a bag factory.
  • Personal Life & Family

    Anna married Anton Sobischek and she was survived by a niece, Helen S. Gouner.
  • 03/dd
    1970

    Death

    March 1970
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts United States
    Death location
  • Obituary

    SOBISCHEK - In Boston. Anna, beloved aunt of Mrs. Helen S. Gounder. Funeral from the Joseph V. O'Donnell & Son Funeral Home, 138 Neponset Avenue, Dorchester. Friday at 8 o'clock. Funeral High Mass in St. ANn's Church at 9. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours Thursday evening 7 - 9. The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Thursday, April 9, 1970 on page 34.
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In 1894, in the year that Anna Sobischek was born, on April 21st, a coal miners' strike closed mines throughout the central United States. The Panic of 1893, and the resulting depression, hit coal miners hard and the miners only struck for 8 weeks - they couldn't afford to live without their wages any longer.
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In 1913, at the age of 19 years old, Anna was alive when ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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