Brief Life History of Walter
When Walter Cronenwett was born on 27 December 1891, in Galion, Crawford, Ohio, United States, his father, Frederick Augustus Cronenwett, was 43 and his mother, Anna Marie Caldwell, was 38. He married Mary Amelia Nichols on 26 January 1924, in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 5 February 1976, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Galion, Crawford, Ohio, United States.
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- Walter Cronenisett in household of Frederick A Cronenisett, "United States Census, 1910"
- Walter Cunenuett, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Walter Comenwett, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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World Events (8)
1894 · May Day Riots of 1894
The May Day Riots were a series of violent demonstrations that occurred throughout the city on May 1. The riots were caused after Cleveland's unemployment rate increased dramatically during the Panic of 1893, causing panic among the unemployed against the city leaders. The most rioters at one time was recorded as a crowd of 5,000 men.
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.
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
Americanized form of German Kronenwett (see Kronenwetter ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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