Brief Life History of Henry
Henry Goedtel was born in 1897, in Germany. He had at least 3 sons with Wanda Karo Goedtel. He lived in Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States in 1930.
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Family Time Line
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- Henry Goedtel, "United States Census, 1930"
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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.
1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Klaus, Otto, Gerhard, Heinrich, Othmar, Wolfgang.
South German (Göttel): from a pet form of Gottfried , or any of the other personal names formed with Got(t)-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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