Henry George Gein

Brief Life History of Henry George

When Henry George Gein was born on 8 January 1901, in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, his father, George Philip Gein, was 27 and his mother, Augusta Wilhelmina Lehrke, was 23. He died on 16 May 1944, in Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Philip Gein
1873–1940
Augusta Wilhelmina Lehrke
1877–1945
Henry George Gein
1901–1944
Edward Theodore Gein
1906–1984

Sources (8)

  • Henry Gren in household of George P Gren, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Henry G Gein, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Henry Gein in household of George P Gein, "Wisconsin, State Census, 1905"

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment

The maximum hours for children to work were set to 55 per week.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name (Gaibald) composed of gawi ‘quick, clever’ + bald ‘strong, bold’; alternatively, from a short form of Gerhardt in the Palatinate.

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

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