William Bernard Niemeyer

Male20 June 1900–10 September 1969

Brief Life History of William Bernard

When William Bernard Niemeyer was born on 20 June 1900, in Minster, Jackson Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States, his father, Peter Niemeyer, was 51 and his mother, Anna Meiring, was 42. He lived in Jackson Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States in 1930. He died on 10 September 1969, in Minster, Jackson Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States, at the age of 69.

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William Bernard Niemeyer
1900–1969
Marie E Niemeyer
1900–

Sources (6)

  • William B Niemeyer, "United States Census, 1930"
  • William Niemeyer, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • William Bernard Niemeyer, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

Age 1

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.

1901 · Theodore Roosevelt becomes the Twenty-sixth President of the United States

Age 1

After the Assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the Twenty-sixth President of the United States. During his first term he didn't have a Vice President but for his second term Charles W. Fairbanks filled the position.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

Age 19

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Elke, Lorenz, Otto, Claus, Erna, Frieda, Gerhart, Guenter, Ulrich.

North German: nickname for a newly arrived steward or tenant farmer, from Middle Low German nie ‘new’ + Meyer . Compare Neimeyer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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