Brief Life History of Lewie Elmer
When Lewie Elmer Wertz was born on 21 December 1893, in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States, his father, Benjamin Franklin Wertz, was 53 and his mother, Sarah Hubler, was 57. He married Maggie Perini on 7 March 1917, in Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Election Precinct 3 Paisley, Lake, Oregon, United States in 1920 and Comstock, Douglas, Oregon, United States in 1930. He died on 17 March 1938, in Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Curtin, Douglas, Oregon, United States.
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- Louie Wertz, "United States Census, 1930"
- Lewie Elmer Wertz, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Lewie E. Wertz, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1898 · Oregon Historical Society
The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.”
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
German: from a pet form of the personal name Werner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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