Brief Life History of Herschel Harden McManus
When Herschel Harden McManus Roberts was born on 4 April 1897, in Wiley, Darke, Ohio, United States, his father, George W Roberts, was 55 and his mother, Ruth Angeline Wilt, was 39. He married Rietta Margaret Wilson on 29 April 1915, in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States. He lived in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States in 1930. He died on 1 November 1930, in Wayne, Indiana, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in New Madison, Darke, Ohio, United States.
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- Herschal H Roberts in household of George Roberts, "United States Census, 1900"
- Hershel H. Roberts, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Herschell Harden Mcmanus Roberts, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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