Brief Life History of Waldemar
When Waldemar Henriksen was born on 16 November 1880, in Carrolton Township, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States, his father, Jens Christian Hendricksen, was 35 and his mother, Christine Nielsen, was 27. He married Emma Thornquest on 4 September 1907, in Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Tyler, Lincoln, Minnesota, United States for about 5 years and Davis Township, Kittson, Minnesota, United States in 1920. He died on 3 April 1959, in Santa Barbara, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
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- Walter Henriksen, "Minnesota, State Census, 1905"
- Waldmar Hendrickson, "Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980"
- Walter Henriksen, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
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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.
1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota
After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Erik, Niels, Sven, Anders, Bente, Bjorg, Gunner, Iver, Ketil, Knud, Lief. German Kurt, Hans, Hans Peter, Inge, Margrethe, Math, Philo.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Henrik (see Henry 1). Compare Hendricksen and Henricksen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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