Jerry Joseph PETRU

1918 - 1991  (73 years)

• Name	Jerry Joseph PETRU  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	1 Jun 1918	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Jan 1920	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
  		1920 Federal Census of Illinois, Cook County, Chicago Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration District No. 700, Sheet No. 1B
  Census	7 Apr 1930	Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA   [8]
  		1930 Federal Census of Illinois, Cook County, Berwyn Enumeration District No. 16-1984, Supervisor's District No. 6, Sheet No. 20B
  Census	19 Apr 1940	Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA   [2]
  		1940 Federal Census of Illinois, Cook County, Berwyn Supervisor's District No. 28, Enumeration District No. 16-9, Sheet No. 13A
  Census	13 Apr 1950	Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA   [11]
  		1950 Federal Census of Illinois, Cook County, Berwyn Enumeration District No. 16-12 Sheet No. 78
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Illinois, USA   [5]
  	328-05-5256
  Death	29 Oct 1991  [4, 5]
  Burial	Abt 1 Nov 1991	Queen of Heaven Cemetery/Hillside, Cook, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	129299724
  		PETRU, Jerry J Plot: section 40, block 418, lot 26, grave 2
  Person ID	I3097	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Josef J. PETRU,   b. 10 Feb 1885, Czechoslovakia d. 6 Jul 1964 (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Regina STAROBOVA,   b. 6 Jun 1882, Czechoslovakia d. 30 Oct 1953 (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 May 1913	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 12]
  		JAKUBIKOVA, Regina Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871 - 1920
  Family ID	F1052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary M ALBANO,   b. 15 Nov 1919   d. 23 Jun 1994 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1948  [13]
  Children	+ 1. Jerry J. PETRU,   b. 18 Sep 1949   d. 2 Jan 2002 (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Donald PETRU
  Family ID	F1054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Jun 1918 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Census - 2 Jan 1920 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Census - 7 Apr 1930 - Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA Census - 19 Apr 1940 - Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA Census - 13 Apr 1950 - Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA Social Security Number - 328-05-5256 - Bef 1951 - Illinois, USA Burial - Abt 1 Nov 1991 - Queen of Heaven Cemetery/Hillside, Cook, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		PETRU, Jerry U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  		PETRU, Jerry U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

  
  

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  [S674] BRINKER, Roger. I will give you a brief summary of my grand mother Regina. She was born July 6, 1884 in Pitin, Czech Republic. She married a Anton Jakublik in 1904 in the Czech Republic. She came to the USA in around 1905. ( I don't know how, where she entered the US or what. Do you know how your great gran father came over?) Her husban Anton came over in 1907. They lived in Chicago. she had a son in 1909 Anton The husband died in March 1912. The son died in August 1912. She then married Josef Petru in May 1913 She had Mildred ( my Mother) in October 1916 and another child, a son, Jerry in June 1918 Regina passed away in October 1953 and Josef passed away in July 1964 That is a brief summary of Regina [S678] 1940 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook, Berwyn, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 28, Enumeration District No. 16-9, Sheet No. 13A. Lines 12 thru 16 [S674] BRINKER, Roger, STAROBA Family Tree. Jerry PETRU B. 01/06/1918 D. 29/10/1989 Mary Queen of Heaven Cem. Chicago, Ill. [S681] Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery (Hillside, Cook, Illinois, USA), Grave Markers, section 40, block 418, lot 26, grave 2. HUSBAND JERRY J PETRU 1918 - 1991 [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014. Name: Jerry J. Petru SSN: 328-05-5256 BORN: 1 Jun 1918 Died: 29 Oct 1991 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951) [S436] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Name: Jerry J Petru Birth Year: 1918 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Illinois State of Residence: Illinois County or City: Cook Enlistment Date: 21 Apr 1941 Enlistment State: Illinois Enlistment City: Chicago Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 2 years of high school Civil Occupation: Semiskilled meatcutters, except in slaughtering and packing houses Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 64 Weight: 147 [S689] Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935. Name: Jerry Petru Birth Date: 1 Jun 1918 Birth Location: Cook County, IL File Number: 6018921 Archive Collection Name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Births) Archive repository location: Chicago, IL Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk [S691] 1930 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook, Berwyn, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 16-1984, Supervisor's District No. 6, Sheet No. 20B. Lines 84 thru 87 [S719] 1920 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook, Chicago, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration District No. 700, Sheet No. 1B. Lines 62 thru 65 [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Name: Jerry Joseph Petru Race: White Age: 22 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 1 Jun 1918 Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA Residence Place: Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Illinois, USA Employer: Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co Height: 5 5 Weight: 150 Complexion: Light Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Gray Next of Kin: Joseph Petru [S1426] 1950 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook, Berwyn, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 16-12, Sheet No. 78. Lines 27 thru 29 [S679] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871 - 1920. Name: Regina Jakubikova Age: 28 Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1885 Marriage Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 31 May 1913 Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Spouse Name: Josef Petru Spouse Age: 28 Spouse Gender: Male FHL Film Number: 1030547 [S674] BRINKER, Roger, STAROBA Family Tree. Jerry PETRU Mary ABANO married 05/06/1948