Brief Life History of Minnie Henriette Sophia
When Minnie Henriette Sophia Pottratz was born on 16 March 1895, in Ward, Moody, South Dakota, United States, her father, August Pottratz, was 35 and her mother, Emma M Sitte, was 27. She married Robert Mckinley "Pat" Hench on 30 August 1915, in Kootenai, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Tekoa, Whitman, Washington, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 74 Tekoa, Whitman, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 21 June 1995, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Goldenrod Cemetery, Tekoa, Whitman, Washington, United States.
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- Minnie H Hench in household of Robert M Hench, "United States Census, 1940"
- Minnie Pottratz, "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016"
- Minnie H Pottratz, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962"
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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.
1897 · Seattle Grows Quickly
The Klondike gold rush started in 1896 in Canada, but by 1897 as miners started moving and following the gold it caused for Seattle to rapidly grow as more miners joined the search for gold.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Potratz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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