Brief Life History of George Warner
When George Warner Hosford Sr was born on 9 July 1877, in Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Harris F. Hosford, was 26 and his mother, Frances Viola Warner, was 22. He married Bessie Janet Durant on 8 October 1907, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Urbana Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Montebello Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 26 December 1958, in Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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- George Hosford in household of Fannie Hosford, "United States Census, 1900"
- George W Hasford, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- George Warner Hosford, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: probably a variant of Horsford . The surname has been established in Ireland (Cork) since the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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