Brief Life History of Walter Nunn
When Walter Nunn Chaffee was born on 18 July 1883, in Lenawee Junction, Palmyra Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, his father, Jarville Chaffee, was 35 and his mother, Anna Belle Robinson, was 32. He married Gertrude Nert Ragless on 8 September 1907, in Vigo, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Adrian Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States in 1910. He died on 27 July 1969, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Evergreen Park, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Walter Chaffee, "United States Census, 1940"
- Walter Nunn Chaffee, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Walter M Chafee, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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
English (of Norman origin): descriptive nickname from a derivative of Old French chauf ‘bald’ (from Latin calvus). Compare Cave .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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