Brief Life History of William Bradley
When William Bradley Kellogg was born on 5 December 1891, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, William Morey Kellogg, was 33 and his mother, Catherine Bradley, was 29. He married Edythe May Poole on 19 March 1919, in Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States for about 28 years. He died on 22 July 1953, in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 61.
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- Kellogg Kellogg in household of William Kellogg, "United States Census, 1900"
- William Bradley Kellogg, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
- William B Kellogg, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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 · 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.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English (London): nickname for a pig-slaughterer, from Middle English kille + hog(ge).
History: Daniel Kellogg (1630–88), from Great Leighs, Essex, England, settled in Norwalk, CT, in 1656. His son, Edward (1790–1858), was a financial reformer and the intellectual father of Greenbackism (a movement favoring promotion of economic growth by increasing the paper money supply, regardless of the inflationary side effects).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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