When Harvey Menser was born on 15 April 1884, in Roann, Paw Paw Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States, his father, Cyrus Wesley Menser, was 30 and his mother, Mary Jane Rhodes, was 31. He married Beatrice May McAneney on 5 December 1906. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Crocus, Towner, North Dakota, United States in 1910 and Egeland, Towner, North Dakota, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 27 December 1948, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.
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Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Historical Boundaries: 1894: Towner, North Dakota, 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.
English: probably a variant of Manser . This surname is very rare in Britain.
Americanized form of German Mentzer or Mainzer , or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. The surname Menser, probably of different origin, is also found in Germany, where it is rare, found almost exclusively in North Rhine-Westphalia. Compare Mencer .
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