Brief Life History of Willard Herman
When Willard Herman Meerkatz was born on 14 June 1919, in Nebraska, United States, his father, Emil August Meerkatz, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth M Dethloff, was 33. He had at least 1 son with Margaret Darlene Lampshire. He lived in Pleasant Home Township, Polk, Nebraska, United States in 1920. He died on 12 March 1999, in Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Willard Meerkatz in household of Emil Meerkatz, "United States Census, 1930"
- Willard H Meerkatz, "BillionGraves Index"
- Willard Meerkatz in entry for Gene W Meerkatz, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
Spouse and Children
1919–1999 Male
1930–1997 Female
Children (1)
1946–2009 Male
Parents and Siblings
1879–1941 Male
1885–1978 Female
Siblings (6)
1906–2001 Female
1908–2007 Male
1910–1932 Male
1914–1997 Male
1919–1999 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1920
Age 1
1920
Age 1
1941
Age 22
Name Meaning
Especially U.S.: transferred use of the surname, which is probably derived from the Old English personal name Wilheard, from wil ‘will, desire’ + heard ‘hardy, brave, strong’. It is associated with the Jamaican opera singer Willard White ( b. 1946 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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