Brief Life History of Harry Franklin
When Harry Franklin Wissinger was born on 5 August 1892, in Salix, Adams Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joshua Peter Wissinger, was 47 and his mother, Annie Augusta Schlosser, was 28. He had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Emma Catherine Pheasant. He lived in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States for about 40 years. He died on 1 February 1970, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Harry F Wissinger, "United States Census, 1940"
- Harry F Wissinger, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Harry Franklin Wissinger, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
habitational name for someone from Wissingen or Wissing (see Wissing ).
probably a variant of Wiesinger .
German:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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