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Homer Lester (Bartchy) Brooks (1910 - 1965)

Homer Lester (Homer) Brooks formerly Bartchy
Born in New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1938 (to 1941) [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 54 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

Homer Lester Bartchy was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, on 29 December 1910, a son of James Lester Bartchy and his wife, who was born Ruby M. Bailey. Both parents were natives of Ohio. His father's occupation was recorded as telephone operator.[1] Some records give Homer's birth date as 28 December 1910 or 28 December 1911.

The 1920 U.S. Census recorded Homer as "nephew" in the household of John C. Scott, age 37, a carpenter, and wife Bertha M. Scott, age 39, in Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. Children in the household were daughter Ruth A. Scott, age 6, and nephews Homer L. Bartchy, 9, and Eugene O. Bartchy, age 6. The three Scotts were born in Ohio to parents born in Ohio. Their nephews were born in Pennsylvania to parents born in Ohio.[2]

Under the name Homer Brooks, he served as secretary of the Texas Communist Party.

He married Emma Tenayuca in 1938. They divorced in 1941.

Homer L. Bartchy died in Los Angeles, California, on 23 September 1965. The record indicates that he was born on 28 December 1911 and his mother's maiden name was Bailey.[3]

Sources

  1. Birth Certificate: Homer Lester Bartchy. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1913; Box Number: 359; Certificate Number Range: 187801-190650. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3139228:60484
  2. United States Census, 1920. Enumeration sheet for Knox, Columbiana, Ohio; Roll: T625_1356; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 99. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4383742_00688
  3. Homer L. Bartchy, Los Angeles; Date: 23 Sep 1965; Social Security: 464243129. State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Accessed on Ancestry.com in database California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000]. at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/410805:5180




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