Walter Eckersley Hulmes

Male9 February 1879–13 November 1943

Brief Life History of Walter Eckersley

When Walter Eckersley Hulmes was born on 9 February 1879, in Allegheny Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Benjamin Franklin Hulmes, was 22 and his mother, Mary Emma Bayne, was 25. He married Flossey M. Cramer on 1 December 1900, in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States. He lived in Kirtland Township, Lake, Ohio, United States in 1920 and Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1898. He died on 13 November 1943, at the age of 64, and was buried in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States.

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Walter Eckersley Hulmes
1879–1943
Flossey M. Cramer
1881–
Marriage: 1 December 1900

Sources (14)

  • Walter E Hulme in household of May F Gates, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Walter Hulmes - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Walter Hulmes
  • Walter E. Hulmes, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 December 1900Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 2

    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 · Cleveland School of Art

    Age 3

    Originally called the Western Reserve School of Design for Women, the Cleveland School of Art is a co-educational school that has highlighted its students works in different arts and designs. After World War II, the school began offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and soon after became the Cleveland Institute of Art. The school today offers 17 different artistic programs all year long.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 17

    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

    English: variant of Hulme with post-medieval excrescent -s. See also Holme , Holmes .

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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