Harry Charles Kuester

Male9 May 1877–3 November 1918

Brief Life History of Harry Charles

When Harry Charles Kuester was born on 9 May 1877, in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States, his father, Charles H F Kuester, was 32 and his mother, Carolina Rötzel, was 28. He lived in Creighton Township, Knox, Nebraska, United States in 1900. He died on 3 November 1918, in Creighton, Knox, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Creighton, Knox, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles H F Kuester
1845–1915
Carolina Rötzel
1848–1901
Harry Charles Kuester
1877–1918
Frida Kuester
1879–
Frida Caroline Kuester
1883–1961
Albert William Kuester
1885–

Sources (6)

  • Harry Kuester in household of Chas Kuester, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Henry Charles Ruster, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
  • Harry Charles Kuester, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 4

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.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

Age 5

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 13

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Ewald, Fritz, Hans, Helmuth, Johann, Jurgen, Klaus, Kurt, Manfred, Monika, Ulrich.

German (Küster): status name for a sexton (see Kuster ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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