Brief Life History of William
When William Brownlee was born on 8 October 1866, in Illinois, United States, his father, Jonathan Brownlee, was 38 and his mother, Catherine Bonar Anderson, was 38. He married Ada Releeth Wallace on 13 November 1887, in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Vincennes, Vincennes Township, Knox, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 29 September 1933, in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.
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- William Brownlee, "United States Census, 1930"
- William Brownlee, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- William Brownlee, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1885 · The 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.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Brownlee in Lanarkshire or Ayrshire, both named with Old English brūn ‘brown’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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