Herman Schramm

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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Family Time Line

Frederich Schramm
1844–1910
Wilhelmine Babel
1861–1929
Augusta Schramm
1882–
Mary Shramm
1883–
Friedrich Schramm
1886–
Herman Schramm
1888–1931
Fredk W Schreiber
1888–
Charles Schram
1891–1892
William Schramm
1893–1931
Minnie Shramm
1896–
Walter Albert Schramm
1900–1923
Albert Schramm
1902–1946
Edna L. Schramm
1904–1942

Sources (13)

  • Herman Schrow, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Herman Schraum, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
  • Herman Schram, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

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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