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 Aletta Spyker 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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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.
Historical Boundaries 1898: Skagit, Washington, United States
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.
Welsh: from gwyn ‘fair, white’, also sometimes ‘white-headed; favorite’. This word was widely used as a personal name in the Middle Ages. It may also be a nickname for a person with fair hair or a noticeably pale complexion. See also Winn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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