Nicholas Richard Lillig

Brief Life History of Nicholas Richard

When Nicholas Richard Lillig was born on 29 June 1872, in Rimlingen, Merzig, Rhineland, Prussia, Germany, his father, Peter Lillig Sr, was 50 and his mother, Regina Michels, was 35. He married Barbara Heilwig on 19 March 1903, in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1881 and lived in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 13 October 1950, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Riverview, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nicholas Richard Lillig
1872–1950
Mabel Elma Houston
1892–1988
Marriage: 6 June 1908
Richard Matthew Lillig
1909–2004
Robert Jefferson Lillig
1912–1938
Everett Houston Lillig
1915–1992

Sources (27)

  • Nicholas R Lillig, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002
  • Richard N. Lillig, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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1880 · The Great Gale of 1880

The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.  

1890

Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Lillich .

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

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