Rafael Wanner

Male6 December 1871–19 May 1950

Brief Life History of Rafael

When Rafael Wanner was born on 6 December 1871, in Russia, his father, Johannes Wanner, was 46 and his mother, Margaretha Grauer, was 50. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Theophilia Daphilia Pletzki. He lived in Dunn, North Dakota, United States in 1920. He died on 19 May 1950, in Missoula, Montana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States.

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Rafael Wanner
1871–1950
Theophilia Daphilia Pletzki
1880–1971
Rose Marie Warner
1902–1982
Joseph Rafail Wanner
1904–1985
Ottilia Wanner
1906–1997

Sources (4)

  • Raphel Wanner, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Wanner, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ralph Wanner in entry for George V Froehlich and Tilly Wanner, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"

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World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 1

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1883

Age 12

Historical Boundaries: 1883: Dunn, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Dunn, North Dakota, United States 1896: Stark, North Dakota, United States* 1901: Dunn, North Dakota, United States** *Dissolved and assigned to Star County in 1896 **Re-created in 1901

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 25

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

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Fritz, Armin, Dieter, Franz, Johann, Theresia.

German and Swiss German: occupational name for a winnower, someone who used a winnowing basket or fan to separate grain from chaff (see Wannemacher ).

German: topographic name for someone who lived in a basket-shaped valley or on a basket-shaped knoll (see Wann ), the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.

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

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