William Samuel Toedtman

Brief Life History of William Samuel

When William Samuel Toedtman was born on 28 February 1874, in Hermann, Gasconade, Missouri, United States, his father, Hermann August Toedtmann, was 33 and his mother, Catharine Goetz, was 28. He married Elizabeth Bracht on 13 March 1902, in Gasconade, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Richland Township, Gasconade, Missouri, United States for about 30 years and Benton Township, Osage, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 3 April 1954, in Chamois, Osage, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

William Samuel Toedtman
1874–1954
Elizabeth Bracht
1878–1962
Marriage: 13 March 1902
Cornelia Toedtman
1904–1944
Eugene August Toedtman
1905–1972

Sources (6)

  • William S Toedtman, "United States Census, 1910"
  • W S Toedtmann, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • William Samuel Toedtmann, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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