Brief Life History of Edith Ida
Edith Ida Schlachter was born on 26 October 1886, in Maple Grove Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States as the daughter of Cornelius Schlachter and Nancy Schlachter. She married Albert Philip Wendling on 6 October 1908, in Maple Grove Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 12 February 1979, at the age of 92, and was buried in Saint Michael Catholic Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States.
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- Edith Wendling, "United States Census, 1940"
- Schlacter, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Edith Schlacther, „Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925“
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1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit "water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream." H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, "TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII".
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.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
North German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (also Schlächter): occupational name for a slaughterer of animals, from Middle Low German slachtere, slechter, German Schlachter ‘slaughterer, butcher'.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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