Brief Life History of Emory Freeman
When Emory Freeman Gruwell was born on 8 May 1897, in Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, United States, his father, Emory Houghton Gruwell, was 57 and his mother, Elmira Dunlap, was 32. He married Estella M. Davis on 4 June 1917, in Hollister, San Benito, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Soledad Judicial Township, Monterey, California, United States in 1940 and San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States for about 1 years. He died on 15 September 1957, in San Mateo, California, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.
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- Emory Gruwell, "United States 1950 Census"
- Emory Freeman Gruwell, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
- Emory Gruwell, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
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 (Grüwell): very rare variant of Greuel . Compare Grewell 2.
Possibly an altered form of English Grewell 1.
Possibly an altered form of French Gruel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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