Brief Life History of Thomas Noke
When Thomas Noke Manuel was born on 24 April 1870, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Edward Manuel, was 25 and his mother, Mary Noke, was 24. He married Melvina Lillicrap on 4 October 1894, in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He died in 1927, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Thomas K Manuel, "United States Census, 1910"
- Thomas N Mannel, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
- Thomas N. Manuel, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, English, and Welsh: from the personal name Manuel, a short form of Emanuel . Compare Manwill .
Catalan and Spanish: possibly also a habitational name from Manuel in Valencia province.
Americanized form of any of various other European surnames derived from Emanuel , for example the Greek and Serbian patronymics Manouilidis and Manojlović (see Manojlovic ), respectively.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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