Jens Asmus Lamp

Brief Life History of Jens Asmus

When Jens Asmus Lamp was born on 20 February 1878, in Mount Pleasant, Racine, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Peder Lamp, was 38 and his mother, Johanne Margrethe Jensen, was 36. He died on 5 March 1933, in Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Mound Cemetery, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peder Lamp
1839–1917
Johanne Margrethe Jensen
1841–1917
Elise Maria Lamp
1868–1936
Jenny Margrethe Lamp
1871–1955
Karoline Magdalene Lamp
1873–1929
Hanne Anette Lamp
1875–1955
Jens Asmus Lamp
1878–1933
Lars Peter Lamp
1880–1966
Harry Valdemar Lamp
1882–1939
Julie Mable Lamp
1886–1907
Amy Muriel Lamp
1889–1965

Sources (11)

  • James A Lamp in household of Lewis P Lamp, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Jens Asmus Lamp - Church record: Baptism record or certificate: birth: 20 February 1878; Mount Pleasant Twp, Racine, Wisconsin, United States
  • James Atmus Lamp, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire

A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

North German and Dutch: from a short form of the personal name Lambert .

English: variant of Lamb .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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