Brief Life History of Bruce
When Bruce Welker was born on 18 January 1888, in Vermillion Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph Welker, was 55 and his mother, Mary Walton, was 48. He married Lilly Belle Harrison on 13 September 1900, in Vermillion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Clinton, Clinton Township, Vermillion, Indiana, United States for about 30 years and Montgomery, Indiana, United States in 1937. He died on 19 January 1963, in Rockville, Parke, Indiana, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, United States.
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- Bruce Welker in household of Joseph Welker, "United States Census, 1880"
- Bruce Welker, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Bruce Welker, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a fuller, from Middle High German, Middle Low German walker, welker ‘fuller’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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