William Daniel Artz

Male21 December 1864–4 December 1934

Brief Life History of William Daniel

When William Daniel Artz was born on 21 December 1864, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, his father, Gustavus Artz, was 33 and his mother, Caroline Stelter, was 21. He married Emma Bertha Ischy on 7 December 1907, in Travis, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Williamson, Texas, United States in 1920. He died on 4 December 1934, in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Daniel Artz
1864–1934
Emma Bertha Ischy
1887–1961
Marriage: 7 December 1907
Theodore Edward Artz
1908–1972
Minnie Artz
1910–
Gus George Artz
1913–1987
Lena Mae Artz
1916–2011

Sources (18)

  • W D Artz in entry for Artz, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
  • William D Artz, "United States Census, 1930"
  • W. D. Artz, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 December 1907Travis, Texas, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1865

    Age 1

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    1865 · Juneteenth (Slaves Were Freed)

    Age 1

    "On June 19, 1865, Gordon Granger (Union Major) read General Orders, No. 3 to the people of Galveston. The statement was written as follows: ""The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere."""

    1886

    Age 22

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    North German (Westphalia) and Dutch (northeastern Netherlands): patronymic from Art, a shortened form of the personal names Arn(d)t (see Arndt ), Arend or Arnout (see Arnold ). Compare Arts .

    German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Arzt ‘physician’.

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

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