Brief Life History of Richard Redfield
When Richard Redfield Horswell Sr was born on 8 June 1898, in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Rev. Charles Horswell, was 40 and his mother, Helen Miranda Redfield, was 36. He married Irene Lancaster Dahm on 17 July 1923. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in New Trier Township, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1910 and United States in 1949. He died on 28 July 1981, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Saugatuck, Allegan, Michigan, United States.
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- Richard R Horswell, "United States 1950 Census"
- Richard Redfield Horswell, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940"
- Unknown, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
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.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English: locative name from Horswell House or Horswell Farm (Devon).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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