Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Bricker was born on 28 October 1872, in Bell, Texas, United States, his father, Michael Alexander Bricker, was 39 and his mother, Milly Catherine Boone, was 30. He married Martha Lenora Brady on 10 August 1892, in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 4, Gonzales, Texas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 11 March 1946, in Leesville, Gonzales, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Leesville, Gonzales, Texas, United States.
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- William H Bricker, "United States Census, 1920"
- William Henry Bricker, "Texas, Gonzales County, Death records, 1863-1970"
- W H Bricker in entry for James R Bricker, "Texas, Gonzales County, Death records, 1863-1970"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Brücker (see Brucker ) or Brügger (see Bruegger ).
Americanized form of German Brücher (see Brucher ).
English: habitational name from Brickworth in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, recorded as Bricore and Brikore in 1268. The placename consists of an uncertain first element + Old English ōra ‘slope, ridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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