Brief Life History of Homer Francis
When Homer Francis Hollenbeck was born on 18 December 1878, in Darwin, Clark, Illinois, United States, his father, John Milton Hollenbeck, was 40 and his mother, Susannah Boone Janney, was 35. He married Mary Lee Henderson on 7 February 1904, in Clark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Tavern Township, Pulaski, Missouri, United States in 1920 and Vienna, Maries, Missouri, United States in 1930. He died on 18 April 1930, at the age of 51, and was buried in Vienna, Maries, Missouri, United States.
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- Homer F Hollenbeck, "United States Census, 1910"
- Unknown, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Homer F Hollenbeck, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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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.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
Name Meaning
North German: habitational name from a place so named near Hamburg or from Hollenbek near Ratzeburg.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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