Brief Life History of Wilhelm
Wilhelm Heuer was born on 29 September 1815, in Germany as the son of John Heuer and Sophie Heuer. He married Sophia Maria Domeier about 1854. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 31 October 1898, in Herman, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mosel, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Wilhelm Heuer, "United States Census, 1880"
- William Heuer, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"
- Wilhelm Hener in entry for Heinrich Hener and Auguste Krueger, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1836
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1848: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Elke, Hans, Kurt, Otto, Ernst, Frieda, Gerhard, Gunther, Helmut, Hermann, Rainer.
variant of Hauer .
occupational name from Middle High German höuwer ‘mower, hay-maker’. Presumably the name also referred to a hired hand or tenant in general, a day laborer, mainly in northern Germany (from Middle Low German huren ‘to hire, rent’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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