Lawrence Herman Plugge

Brief Life History of Lawrence Herman

When Lawrence Herman Plugge was born on 10 November 1897, in Arlington, Washington, Nebraska, United States, his father, Johann Hinrich Alexander Plugge, was 37 and his mother, Mary S Hartung, was 32. He married Mildred A. Pollock on 15 June 1921, in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States. He lived in Lincoln Township, Washington, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 August 1996, in Yamhill, Oregon, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States.

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Lawrence Herman Plugge
1897–1996
Ruth Evelyn Goodwin
1905–1993
Marriage: 26 December 1953

Sources (9)

  • Laurence Plugge in household of Henry Plugge, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Lawrence Plugge, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Lawrence Herman Plugge, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1898 · Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Dutch and North German: from Middle Dutch plugge ‘dowel, tack’, an occupational name for someone who deals with barrels.

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

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