Brief Life History of William Fred
When William Fred Weller was born on 20 March 1888, in Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, United States, his father, William Weller, was 31 and his mother, Henrietta E. Middleton, was 19. He married Katherine Lois Garrett on 6 October 1914. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Ramsey Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States for about 40 years. He died on 20 December 1964, at the age of 76, and was buried in Waynesville, DeWitt, Illinois, United States.
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- Freddie Weller in household of William Weller, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Fred Weller - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: William Fred Weller
- William F Weller, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English (Surrey, Sussex, and Kent): topographic name for someone who lived by a spring, stream, or man-made well, from Middle English weller, willer, an agent derivative of Middle English welle (in southern England) and wille (in south western England), from Old English wella, well(e), wiella, wielle, willa, wyll(a), wylle. This type of name, a topographic term + -er, is particularly typical of Sussex and its neigbouring counties.
English: occupational name for someone who casts metal or who boils salt, from Middle English weller, willer, a derivative with -er of Old English wellan, wiellan ‘to boil’. Compare 5 below.
North German: variant of Welle , cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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