Brief Life History of Herman George Bernard
When Herman George Bernard Ehlers was born on 15 December 1878, in Eagle Point, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Christian Friedrich Ehlers, was 40 and his mother, Anna Magdalena Paulsen, was 34. He married Evelyn Mary Redmond on 15 June 1910. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Rice Lake, Barron, Wisconsin, United States for about 1 years. He died on 6 December 1954, in Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Herman G Ehleres, "United States 1950 Census"
- Herman G Ehlers, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
- Herman George Bernard Ehlers, "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.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
North German: patronymic from Ehler or Ehlert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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