Brief Life History of William J.
When William J. Zorbaugh was born on 2 October 1915, in York, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Harper Jacob Zorbaugh, was 21 and his mother, Beatrice Irene Dellinger, was 20. He died on 25 March 1916, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Lower Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- William J. Zorbaugh, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
Parents and Siblings
1893–1961 Male
1895–1972 Female
Siblings (6)
1914–2007 Female
1915– Female
1915–1916 Male
1921–1981 Female
1926–2012 Female
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World Events (1)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 1
Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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