When William Reamsma was born on 13 June 1899, in Central Lake, Central Lake Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States, his father, Henry Reamsma, was 25 and his mother, Effie Cornelia Hoffman, was 21. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Maggie van der Heide. He lived in United States in 1949 and Banks Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States in 1950. He died on 27 May 1966, in Atwood, Banks Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Atwood Cemetery, Ellsworth, Banks Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States.
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This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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