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George Joseph Mara

Male 1889 - 1951  (61 years)


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  • Name George Joseph Mara 
    Born 24 Nov 1889  Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 06 May 1951  Madison, Dane Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I234266  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2010 

    Father Frank Marra,   b. 27 Sep 1856, Bohemia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1909, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Johanna Bebel,   b. 15 May 1862, Bohemia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1929, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1879  Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F92460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Elizabeth Polodna,   b. 16 Aug 1894, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1982, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1913  Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Clement T Mara,   b. 27 Aug 1914, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 2009, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     2. Virgil Joseph Mara,   b. 09 Mar 1916, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1940, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     3. Francis Charles Mara,   b. 21 Mar 1919, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1999, LaCrosse, LaCrosse Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Lucille Ann Mara,   b. 31 Jul 1922, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Jun 2010, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. Eugene George Mara
     6. Arnold Thomas Mara,   b. 27 Jun 1930, Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 2009, LaCrosse, LaCrosse Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F92450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • George Joseph Mara
      My Great-Grandpa on My Dad's Side
      George Mara was born Nov. 24, 1889, in Prairie Du Chien, WI. His parents were Frank
      Marra and Johanna Bebel. He had three sisters and two brothers. His sisters were Mary, Albina,
      and Anna; his brothers were Charles and Frank Jr. George was the second youngest of six kids.
      He was raised and educated in Prairie Du Chien. George lived in Prairie his entire life becoming
      the caretaker of Evergreen Cemetery there. George married Helen Polodna on Sep. 23, 1913 in
      Prairie. George and Helen had one daughter and five sons, one of which was my grandpa
      Arnold. George retired due to an illness and spent four years in a hospital in Madison until he
      died. He died May 6, 1951.
      A Story about George
      On Oct. 15, 1922, just after church, George and his cousin Charles along with a man
      named Ed Wachuta were coming to town over Mondell Road. Right when they got into the city,
      on a perfectly good and straight road, the car completely flipped and smashed the windshield
      and top then skidded around facing the direction they came. The crash left all three men on
      the ground sprawled out. The two Mara men were unconscious and when Ed Wachuta realized
      a catastrophe had happened he took off running a half mile to the Mitchell's garage, not
      realizing that he could have just went to one of the nearby homes and called for help. But he
      was so scared that he hopped in his car that was parked on the street and drove out of town.
      He wasn't seen for a week after the accident. George and his cousin Charles were so covered in
      blood that they could not be identified until the wreck had been towed. Charles died early that
      evening and George did not regain consciousness until Monday. Shortly after that, he was
      taken to his home and family. George slowly recovered from terrible injuries and infected cuts
      caused by the glass and the terrific impact. Ed Wachuta was cut and bruised only slightly during
      the accident. It was a sad day of the Sabbath. Both the Maras were rushed to the hospital once
      the accident was over. According to lucy Nehrenz the Mara families were at church after mass
      and George decided to take a ride with his cousin. The front wheel came off which caused the
      accident. Ed Wachuta was overcome by the accident and couldn't bear to be within sight or
      hearing of the accident so he returned to his house in a rather roundabout way, but he wasn't
      trying to avoid the affair.
      by
      Carson Mara, 2010