Brief Life History of Edwin Evans
When Edwin Evans Schenck was born on 7 April 1898, in New York, United States, his father, Christian Schenck, was 46 and his mother, Eva Kennell, was 37. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Esther Elizabeth Pettepher. He lived in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, United States for about 40 years. He registered for military service in 1917. He died in June 1978, in Suffolk, New York, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, United States.
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- Edwin Schenck, "United States Census, 1940"
- Edwin Evans Schenck, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Edwin Evans Schenck, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
German, Flemish, and Dutch: variant of Schenk .
History: Jan Martense Schenck (1631–1687), born in Amersfoort, arrived in New Netherland on June 28, 1650, on the ship De Valckenier with his sister Annetje and brother Roelof.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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