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Chester Joseph Dymek, son of Stanisław Dymek and Franciszka Ksepka, applied for a Social Security Account Number on 12 April 1937.

Chester Joseph Dymek’s Application for a Social Security Account Number

SOURCE: Chester Joseph Dymek, SS no. 034-10-9213, 12 April 1937, Application for Account Number (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Application for Social Security Account Number for Chester Joseph Dymek. The application states:

• Chester Joseph Dymek lived at 81 Endicott Street in Worcester, Massachusetts
• He was employed by the National Shoe & Slipper Co. Inc. located at 142 Green Street, Worcester, Massachusetts
• He started this job on 09 April 1937
• At the time of application, Chester was 28 years old; he was born on 07 March 1909 in Phenix, Rhode Island
• His parents were Stanley Dymek and Francis Ksepka
• He was a white male, not registered with the U.S. Employment Service and had not previously applied for a Social Security Account Number
• He applied on 12 April 1937 and was issued Social Security Number 034-10-9214

There are two stray marks on the application: the number 520 near the upper right and 1-1 written near the bottom right.

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Henry Frank Dymek, son of Stanisław Dymek and Franciszka Ksepka, applied for a Social Security Account Number on 23 February 1937.

Henry Frank Dymek’s Application for a Social Security Account Number

SOURCE:  Henry Frank Dymek, SS no. 034‐10-6171, 23 February 1937, Application for Account Number (Form SS‐5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Application for Social Security Account Number for Henry Frank Dymek. The application states:

• Henry Frank Dymek lived at 81 Endicott Street in Worcester, Massachusetts
• He was employed by the Waldorf Restaurant located at 289 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts
• At the time of application, Walter was 20 years old; he was born on 04 August 1916 in Worcester, Massachusetts
• His parents were Stanley Dymek and Francis Ksepka
• He was a white male, not registered with the U.S. Employment Service and had not previously applied for a Social Security Account Number
• He applied on 23 February 1937 and was issued Social Security Number 034-10-6171

There are two stray marks on the application: the number 520[?] near the upper right and 1-1 written near the bottom right.

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Shirley Dymek, daughter of Stanisław Dymek and Franciszka Ksepka, was born on 09 February 1914 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA .  Her birth was recorded in a ledger for the city of Worcester where her name was initially spelled Stanislawa Dimiak .  The surname was corrected to Dymek on 22 January 1976.

The Birth Record of Shirley Dymek – 1914

SOURCE:  “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915,” digital images, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 15 February 2011), Birth of Stanislawa Dymek, vol. 624, page 574, no. 1154, Worcester, Massachusetts, 09 February 1914; citing Vital Records: 1841-1915, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts.

The image above is a composite image from the ledger, cropped to emphasize the information for this child .  Click on the link for a PDF copy of the birth record of Shirley Dymek .  The ledger states:

• Shirley Dymek’s birth is recorded as No. 1154 in the ledger for the city of Worcester,
• Her name was initially recorded as Stanislawa Dimiak, a female child born in Worcester,
• She was born on 09 February 1914 and her birth was recorded in January 1915,
• Her surname was corrected to Dymek on 22 January 1976,
• Her father was Stanislaw Dimiak [Stanisław Dymek], a laborer from Russia residing in Worcester,
• Her mother was Franciska Ksiapka [Franciszka Ksepka] from Russia, residing in Worcester.

The names in this record are badly misspelled, but misspellings are typical in Massachusetts vital records from this time period.

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Walter William Dymek, son of Stanisław Dymek and Franciszka Ksepka, applied for a Social Security Account Number on 11 December 1936.

Application for Social Security Account Number for Walter William Dymek

SOURCE:  Walter William Dymek, SS no. 034‐09‐3378, 11 December 1936, Application for Account Number (Form SS‐5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Application for Social Security Account Number for Walter William Dymek. The application states:

• Walter William Dymek lived at 81 Endicott Street in Worcester, Massachusetts
• He was employed by Arcade Malleable Iron Co. located on Albany Street, Worcester, Massachusetts
• At the time of application, Walter was 24 years old; he was born on 28 December 1911 in Worcester, Massachusetts
• His parents were Stanley Dymek and Francis Ksepka
• He was a white male, not registered with the U.S. Employment Service and had not previously applied for a Social Security Account Number
• He applied on 11 December 1936 and was granted Social Security Number 034-09-3378
• There are two stray marks on the application: the number 530[?] near the upper right and 1-1 written near the bottom right.

Many Polish immigrants and their sons worked in the iron and steel industry in Worcester .  The jobs there did not require a lot of specialized training and paid poorly .  Immigrants were often grateful to have jobs, even if the work was hard and the wages low .  An image of the Arcade Malleable Iron Works in Worcester, Massachusetts where Walter William Dymek worked is shown below.

The Arcade Malleable Iron Works

SOURCE:  Illustrated business guide of the city of Worcester, Massachusetts: arranged by streets with the number, name of firm and of business of all business houses in Worcester, together with a brief description of all points of interest and views of public and private buildings (Worcester, Mass: Snow, Woodman and Co, 1881), 116.

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