Brief Life History of Peter Willis
When Peter Willis Carlin was born on 27 October 1873, in White Pigeon, White Pigeon Township, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States, his father, Wm C. Carlin, was 29 and his mother, Mary Ann Altland, was 26. He married Verona A Cornell on 16 September 1913, in St. Joseph, Michigan, United States. He died on 25 May 1957, in Centreville, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in White Pigeon, White Pigeon Township, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States.
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- Peter Carlin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Peter W. Carlin, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- P.W. Carlin, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
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.
Name Meaning
Irish (North Ulster; now also common in Scotland): from Ó Cearbhalláin ‘descendant of Cearbhallán’, a diminutive of the personal name Cearbhall (see Carroll ).
English: variant of Carling .
Italian (Veneto): from a pet form of the personal name Carlo, Italian form of Charles .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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