Brief Life History of Dorothy
When Dorothy Graver was born on 26 February 1899, in Gibsonburg, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, her father, William Graver, was 42 and her mother, Mary Louise Sanders, was 35. She married William John Wenzel on 7 May 1932, in Wood, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Madison Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died in 1988, at the age of 89, and was buried in North Union Cemetery, Gibsonburg, Sandusky, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Dorothy Graves in household of William Graves, "United States Census, 1930"
- Dortha Grover or Graver, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Dorothy L Graver, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome
A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk): occupational name for an engraver, from Middle English graver(e), grafer(e), gravo(u)r ‘engraver, carver, sculptor’, Old English grafere, græfere, Old French graveur.
English: alternatively, an occupational name for a miner, from Middle English graver(e) ‘miner, digger’, from Old English grafan ‘to dig’.
Dutch: equivalent of German Graber .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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