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Name
George Peter LaSurk   #32
Suffix
Sex
M
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Born
24 Apr 1895
Place
Connecticut
Source
Died
20 Jun 1967
Place
Spokane, Washington
Source
     approx. age 72


Buried

Father
Mother

Spouse
Date
9 May 1921
Place
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
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Spouse 2
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At some point in time, he dropped the final "e", making his name LaSurk. I have been told he did this because people were pronouncing his name La-SURK-ey

It was Lasurke on the 1920 census but LaSurk on his marriage certificate, May 1921

Found him on the 1900 Derby, New Haven, Connecticut census (dist 308 img 24) as George Lasurke age 5.

Found him on the 1910 Derby Ward 3, New Haven, Connecticut census (dist 336 img 17) as George Lasurke age 15. Address: 57 Commerce St.

On his WWI draft registration card he claimed exemption from the draft because of being a 'shell inspector' at 'Winchesters Repeating Arms Co.'

Found him on the 1920 Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut census (dist 263 img 11) as George Lasurke age 24.

Social Security Application

He lived in Florida for many years. (his SSN was issued there)

Found him in the 1923 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut city directory as George P. LaSurke, living in the household is his father-in-law Harry S. Munson

Found him in the 1926 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut city directory as George P. LaSurk, married to Beatrice M. He is living at 98 Third Ave, New Haven, a few doors down from his brother, Michael LaSurke, at 70 Third Ave.

Found him on the 1930 Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut census (dist 137 img 30) age 33. Also listed are his wife, Beatrice, age 33 and step-daughter Beatrice, age 12 and step-son Robert, age 10. His address is 132 Circular Ave.

Found him on the 1935 Hialeah, Dade, Florida state census (dist 4 img 64 FS) as George LaSurk age 38, furniture finisher.

His birth date varies widely:
1930: Furniture Finisher, Chamberlain Co. Addr: 132 Circular Ave Hamden, CT

Found him on the 1940 Other Places, Dade, Florida census (dist 13-31 img 1) as George LaSurk age 44. Manager, refunding dept. This census says born Pennsylvania.

He was a resident of Spokane, Washington for 12 years - obituary, copy on file


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| ANDREW LAZURK 1855              |
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|- George Peter LaSurk   
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| MARY SALTA 1859                 |
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                                  | Unknown Unknown                 |
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