Brief Life History of Lester F
When Lester F Kastner was born on 1 October 1917, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, Frederick Kastner, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth M Weiher, was 25. He lived in Taylor, Wisconsin, United States in 1935 and Laona, Forest, Wisconsin, United States in 1940. He died on 12 April 1963, in Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Lester Kastner, "United States Census, 1940"
- Lester A Kastner, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997"
- Laster F Kastner in household of Fred Kastner, "United States Census, 1920"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1919 · Minimum Wage Laws Passed
The first minimum wage law took effect in 1919 and specified women and children under 17 years of age should be paid 22 cents per hour.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Ilse, Manfred, Wilhelm, Alois, Armin, Arno, Friedrich, Hedwig, Jurgen, Otto.
German (also Kästner): from Middle High German kastner, kestner, an occupational name for the steward of a granary (kornkasten) and hence, since general taxation developed from taxes on grain, a steward or treasurer responsible for financial matters at a court, monastery, or other institution.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (also Kästner): metonymic occupational name for a joiner or furniture maker, from South German Kasten ‘box, chest’. Compare Castner , Kaestner , and Kistner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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