Brief Life History of Conrad David
When Conrad David Will was born on 16 September 1818, in Hedelfingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his father, Johann David Will, was 26 and his mother, Charlotte Catharina Schrayh, was 21. He married Maria Magdalena Weber on 3 July 1849, in Hedelfingen, Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 8 December 1890, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bellefontaine Neighbors, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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- Conrad Willwagner, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- G. David Will, "Find A Grave Index"
- Conrad David Witte in entry for Christian Adolph Witte, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will, a short form of William . This surname is now commonly found in Scotland, in Aberdeenshire, Angus, and Kincardineshire.
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, from Middle English wel, wel(l)e, wille, in a southwestern dialect form. This surname is found predominantly in the south and southwestern parts of the country. Compare Well 1.
English: nickname from Middle English iwil, wil(l)e ‘agreeable, pleasing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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