Louis Hammerschmidt

Brief Life History of Louis

When Louis Hammerschmidt was born about 1906, in Ohio, United States, his father, Josef Hammerschmidt, was 33 and his mother, Maria Magdalenda Zierhart, was 35. He died on 5 May 1970, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Josef Hammerschmidt
1874–1937
Maria Magdalenda Zierhart
1872–1911
Joseph Hammerschmidt
1905–1978
Louis Hammerschmidt
about 1906–1970
Mary Hammerschmidt
1908–1978
Katharina Hammerschmidt
1911–1911

Sources (2)

  • Louis Hammersmith in household of Joseph Hammersmith, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Louis Hammerschmidt - Government record: birth-name: Louis Hammerschmidt

World Events (8)

about 1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1913 · Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art was founded as a trust from Hinman Hurlbut, John Huntington, and Horace Kelley. It is to be known as the fourth-wealthiest art museum in the United States. The museum opened its doors to the public on June 6, 1916, and is free to the public to come and enjoy the diverse collections inside. Today the museum can be found as the center piece of Wade Park and both are on the National Register of Historic Places.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Christoph, Erwin, Hans, Heinz, Helmut, Matthias.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a smith or for the owner of a forge, from Middle High German hamer ‘hammer’ + smit ‘smith’, German Hammer + Schmidt.

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

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