Brief Life History of Charles Edward
When Charles Edward Eckhoff was born on 18 November 1875, in New York, United States, his father, John Eckhoff, was 41 and his mother, Meta Wessel, was 36. He married Mary Quinn in 1896. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He lived in Kings, New York, United States in 1920 and Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States in 1940. He died on 15 April 1943, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, at the age of 67.
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- Charlie Eickhoff in household of John Eickhoff, "United States Census, 1880"
- Charles Edward Eckhoff, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Charles Edward Eckhoff, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
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Children (7)
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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.
Name Meaning
North German (Westphalia):
topographic name for someone who lived on a farm at the end of a settlement, from Middle Low German egge, ecke ‘corner, far end (of a village)’ + hof ‘farm, manor’.
habitational name from any of the places called Eckhof.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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