Clyde Joseph Gwin

5 September 1881–19 May 1956 (Age 74)
Neptune, Richland, Wisconsin, United States

The Life of Clyde Joseph

When Clyde Joseph Gwin was born on 5 September 1881, in Neptune, Richland, Wisconsin, United States, his father, David James Gwin, was 44 and his mother, Martha J Reagles, was 35. He married Iva A Spiker on 15 September 1903, in Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Albion, Dane, Wisconsin, United States in 1900 and Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, United States for about 5 years. He died on 19 May 1956, in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clyde Joseph Gwin
1881–1956
Iva A Spiker
1884–1949
Marriage: 15 September 1903
Opal Leith Gwin
1904–1986
Keith Melvin Gwin
1905–2002
Freda Aleta Gwin
1907–1982
kenneth gwin
1910–2002
Cameron Wayne Gwin
1914–1998
Nardy V Gwin
1920–1983
Arden Lowe Gwin
1921–1979
wendall archie gwin
1923–2000
Denzel I. Gwin
1924–2010
James Vernon Gwin
1927–2005

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
15 September 1903
Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, United States
children

(10)

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Parents and Siblings

    David James Gwin

    Male1837–1915Male

    Martha J Reagles

    Female1845–1930Female

siblings

(9)

    Mary Louise Gwinn

    Female1863–1942Female

    John F Gwin

    Male1864–1883Male

    Pearl A Gwin

    Female1865–1956Female

    Thomas Edwin Gwin

    Male1867–1956Male

    Elnora M Gwin

    Female1870–1920Female

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World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

Age 1

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.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire

Age 2

A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

Age 20

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

Variant spelling of Welsh Gwynn .

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Clyde Gwin in household of Marian F Slagg, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Clyde J Gwin, "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"
  • Clyde J Gwin, "United States Census, 1910"

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