Brief Life History of Herman
When Herman Schramm was born on 12 January 1888, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, his father, Frederich Schramm, was 43 and his mother, Wilhelmine Babel, was 26. He lived in Detroit Ward 14, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States for about 20 years and Detroit Ward 5, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 4 October 1931, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
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- Herman Schrow, "United States Census, 1940"
- Herman Schraum, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Herman Schram, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Gunter, Ernst, Erwin, Gerhard, Hans, Heinrich, Horst, Armin, Dieter, Elke.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a person with a scar, from Middle High German schram(me), German Schramme, Yiddish shram ‘scar’.
South German: topographic name from Middle High German schram ‘crevice, hole’. Compare Schrum and Shrum .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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