Walter Henry Guild

Brief Life History of Walter Henry

When Walter Henry Guild was born on 7 March 1876, in Camden, Preble, Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob Henry Guild, was 29 and his mother, Lydia Philena Potterf, was 29. He married Martha Helen Osterhout on 24 December 1906, in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Alberta, Canada in 1916. He died on 18 December 1918, in Preble, Ohio, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Eaton, Preble, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Henry Guild
1876–1918
Martha Helen Osterhout
1889–1963
Marriage: 24 December 1906
Henry Monial Guild
1907–
Philena Sarah Guild
1908–1999
Harold Edward Guild
1913–1996
Harland Medford Guild
1913–

Sources (14)

  • Walter H Guild, "Canada Census, 1916"
  • Walter H. Guild, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Walter Henry Guild, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Angus and Perthshire): apparently a nickname for someone who played a prominent part in a medieval guild. It may, however, be a Scottish variant of Gould .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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