Herman E. Irwin

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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Family Time Line

Harrison Irwin
1835–1904
Mariah Rebecca Phillips
1836–1915
John Robert Irwin
1856–1933
Levi L Irwin
1857–1914
Francis Marion Irwin
1861–1934
Freeman Irwin
1862–1929
Otis Irwin
1864–1908
Laura Agnes Irwin
1868–1959
Lotta Irwin
1870–1870
Mary Irwin
1870–1922
George Washington Irwin
1873–1949
Ida Mae Irwin
1875–1951
Herman E. Irwin
1878–1934

Sources (9)

  • 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"

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.

1885 · The First Skyscraper

The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

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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