Leon L Buczek (1914 - 1984)

Born 4 Jul 1914 in Franklin, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 16 Oct 1984 at age 70 in Seffner, Hillsborough, Florida, United States

Biography

Leo was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Leon was born on July 4, 1914 in Franklin, Pennsylvania.^[1] Leo was the son of Stanislaw Buczek and Dora Zarno.^[2]

Leo volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[3][1]

In 1947, Leo married Beulah Hayse.^[4][5][6]

Leo passed away on October 16, 1984 in Seffner, Florida.^[7][8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #193404673 (accessed 24 July 2022)
   Name: Leo Buczek; Race: White; Age: 26; Birth Date: 4 Jul 1914; Birth Place: Franklin, Pennsylvania; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Employer: Minister of Gospel; Height: 5 6; Weight: 143; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Watch Tower Bible & Tract Soc.;
   Household Members Age:
   Leo Buczek 26.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHY-B9G : accessed 24 July 2022), Leon Buczek in household of Stanley Buczek, Triadelphia, Ohio, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 34B, line 88, family 716, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2551; FHL microfilm 2,342,285.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-MJR : 7 January 2021), Leo Buezek, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-10A, sheet 84A, line 20, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2547.
4. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZJ-3VFD : 29 September 2021), Leo Buczek and Beulah Hayse, 1947.
5. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBML-JHH : 11 February 2018), Leo Buczek and Beulah Hayse, 1947; citing Ohio, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 862,733.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lodi, Bergen, New Jersey; Roll: 5628; Sheet Number: 72; Enumeration District: 2-320
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #164263594 (accessed 24 July 2022)
   Leon Buczek (35), married head of household in Lodi, Bergen, New Jersey, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
7. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVF9-3V8 : 25 December 2014), Leon Buczek, 17 Oct 1984; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 91195, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP7J-F2C : 7 January 2021), Leon Buczek, Oct 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ "Obituaries: LEON BUCZEK" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) 20 Oct 1984, Sat Page 84 Newspapers Clip: 106217093

• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 24 July 2022), memorial page for Leon L Buczek (4 Jul 1914–17 Oct 1984), Find A Grave: Memorial #42162217, citing Seffner Cemetery, Seffner, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Donna McPherson (contributor 46906329).
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 July 2022, 17:02), entry for Leon L Buczek (FamilySearch Person: L21V-4V2 ); contributed by various users.