Brief Life History of William Herbert
When William Herbert Zanocco was born on 21 March 1897, in Nevada City, Nevada, California, United States, his father, Giacomo Zanocco, was 22 and his mother, Mary Jacinta Silva, was 31. He married Louise Wasman on 3 August 1926, in Silver Bow, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Nevada Judicial Township, Nevada, California, United States in 1900 and Nevada, California, United States in 1910. He died on 18 February 1980, in Butte, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Nevada City, Nevada, California, United States.
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Sources (8)
- William Zannacco in household of John Zannacco, "United States Census, 1910"
- William H Zanocca, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
- William Herbert Zanocco, "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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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