Brief Life History of Henry Rudolph
When Henry Rudolph Fangmeyer was born on 4 December 1886, in Oregon, Lucas, Ohio, United States, his father, Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Fangmeyer, was 35 and his mother, Anna Marie Elizabeth Meyer, was 36. He married Rose R Hyter on 8 July 1911, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Detroit Ward 18, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 26 March 1958, at the age of 71.
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- Rudolph H Fangmeyer in household of Elizabeth Fangmeyer, "United States Census, 1910"
- Henry Fangmeyer, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Henry Fangmeyer, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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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".
1889 · The first Skyscraper in Detroit
The Hammond Building was a high-rise building completed in 1889 and was 151 feet tall. It's considered the first skyscraper in the city and was the tallest in Michigan after it was built. The Hammond Building was demolished in 1956 to make way for the National Bank of Detroit Building.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Frederick Fritz, Kurt.
North German: distinguishing name for a (tenant) farmer (see Meyer ) who owned an enclosed piece of land, on which animals were kept (Middle Low German vanc ‘enclosure, (fish) trap’, catch’). See Fang.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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