Brief Life History of Harry C.
When Harry C. Gragg was born in November 1881, in Illinois, United States, his father, George Seward Gragg, was 38 and his mother, Martha Raymond, was 30. He married Ethel A. Reid on 10 July 1901, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 39 years. He died on 28 November 1939, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Harry C Gragg, "United States Census, 1910"
- Harry Clyde Gragg, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Harry C. Gragg, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
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.
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
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.
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English: variant of Gregg and possibly also of Cragg .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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