William D Schrag

Male18 August 1926–14 December 2009

Brief Life History of William D

When William D Schrag was born on 18 August 1926, in Kansas, United States, his father, Reinhold Schrag, was 33 and his mother, Marie H M Dirks, was 30. He lived in Jackson Township, McPherson, Kansas, United States for about 10 years and McPherson, Kansas, United States in 2009. He died on 14 December 2009, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Reinhold Schrag
1892–1968
Marie H M Dirks
1895–
David D Schrag
1919–2005
Daniel Ray Schrag
1921–2015
Abraham D Schrag
1924–1983
William D Schrag
1926–2009
Anna Marie Schrag
1931–2019
Martha Schrag
1934–1935

Sources (6)

  • William Schrag in household of Reinhold J Schrag, "United States Census, 1930"
  • William in entry for Reinhold J Schrag, "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012"
  • William D Schrag, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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Siblings (6)

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World Events (8)

1927

Age 1

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag

Age 1

The flag of the State of Kansas was adopted on September 24, 1927. The flag was designed by Hazel Avery in 1925.

1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War

Age 22

The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Frieda, Horst, Minne.

Swiss German and German: variant of Schrage 1. In the US, it is found mainly in KS. Compare Schrock 1.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schrage 3.

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

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