Homer Leroy Vreeland

Brief Life History of Homer Leroy

When Homer Leroy Vreeland was born on 10 June 1884, in Minneola Township, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States, his father, George Thomas Vreeland, was 30 and his mother, Eva A. Murdock, was 28. He married Daisy Viola Rollins on 13 December 1901, in Clark, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota, United States in 1885 and Jordan Township, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States in 1895. He died on 29 July 1974, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Homer Leroy Vreeland
1884–1974
Daisy Viola Rollins
1887–1943
Marriage: 13 December 1901
Eva Laura Vreeland
1902–1995
Harold Earl Vreeland
1905–1989
Percy Homer Vreeland
1907–1973
George Henry Vreeland
1909–2001
Emily Maude Vreeland
1911–1989
Mabel LaVerna Vreeland
1914–1997

Sources (21)

  • Howard L Vreeland, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Homer Vrieland, "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980"
  • Homer Leroy Vreeland, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain

"The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit ""water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream."" H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, ""TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII""."

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Dutch: habitational name from a place so named in Utrecht province. Compare Freeland .

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

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