Brief Life History of Homer Augustus
When Homer Augustus Klucken was born on 10 July 1893, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, his father, Achille Michaelis Klucken, was 28 and his mother, Mary Blair, was 24. He married Gerda Eidesness on 4 October 1928, in Cook, Illinois, United States. He lived in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States in 1900 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 25 April 1974, in Pinellas, Florida, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Homier Ducken in household of Achille M Ducken, "United States Census, 1910"
- Homer A Klucken, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Homer Augustin Klucken, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
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.
1897 · The Union Loop Elevated
The Loop was born in political scandal that combined the three elevated railways around Chicago and combined them into one. The scandal was to raise the fares for commuters so state legislators could receive more money while in office.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
North German (Lücken): patronymic from the personal name Lück (see Luck 2).
English: variant of Lovekin, from a pet form of Love 1 or 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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