Brief Life History of Herman E.
When Herman E. Irwin was born on 12 May 1878, in Schuyler, Illinois, United States, his father, Harrison Irwin, was 42 and his mother, Mariah Rebecca Phillips, was 41. He lived in District 5, Chatham, Georgia, United States in 1910 and Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 6 July 1934, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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- Herman E Irwin, "United States Census, 1910"
- Sherman Ervin, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Herman E Irwin, "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914"
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1885 · The First Skyscraper
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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 and Scottish: variant of Irvin .
English: variant of Erwin 1.
Welsh: possibly from the Welsh personal name Urien (see Uren ), but this is difficult to substantiate.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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