Brief Life History of William Humphrey
When William Humphrey Vandegrift was born on 20 March 1914, in Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States, his father, Howard Lampen Vandegrift, was 36 and his mother, Myra Alice Humphrey, was 32. He had at least 1 son with Sylvia Louise Butler. He lived in Manchester, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States in 1920. He died on 15 May 2000, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.
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- William H Vandegrift in household of Howard S Vandegrift, "United States Census, 1920"
- William H. Vandergrift, "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980"
- William H Van De Grift, "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"
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1915 · Home of the Federal Reserve Bank for the Ninth District
The first building for the Federal Reserve bank in Minneapolis was completed in 1915 and was a peculiar structure. It had no windows on the lower walls close to the street and later, a small skyscraper was added to the top. It was created to serve the states of Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and the northern parts of Wisconsin and Michigan. Even though it covers a wide area, it serves the smallest population base of the entire reserve system. Today the Federal Reserve is housed in three buildings that are housed a few blocks away from each other.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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Dutch (Van de Grift): variant of Vandergrift .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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