Edward F. Conrad

Brief Life History of Edward F.

When Edward F. Conrad was born on 27 April 1872, in Lenox Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Franklin F. Conrad, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth A. Ferguson, was 23. He married Elphia M. Decker on 3 December 1891, in Lenox Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Lenox, Lenox Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. He died on 1 January 1954, in Lenox Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Tower Cemetery, Lenox Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Edward F. Conrad
1872–1954
Elphia M. Decker
1875–
Marriage: 3 December 1891
Oscar Leon Conrad
1894–1969
Glenn Edward Conrad Decker
1901–1972

Sources (14)

  • Edward F Conrad in household of Elizabeth A Conrad, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Edwin F. Conrad, "World Miscellaneous Births and Baptisms, 1534-1983"
  • Edwin F Conrad, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

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

German: variant of Konrad and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. It was also adopted as a surname by Ashkenazic Jews.

French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine): from the personal name Conrad, of ancient Germanic origin, or a Frenchified form of the German cognate Konrad .

English (Middlesex): from an Anglicized form of the German personal name Konrad .

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

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