Selma Anne Hirsch

17 February 1904–28 December 1969 (Age 65)
Hufsmith, Harris, Texas, United States

The Life of Selma Anne

Selma Anne Hirsch was born on 17 February 1904, in Hufsmith, Harris, Texas, United States. She had at least 1 son with Elmer Graydon Dennis. She lived in Harris, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 5, Harris, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 28 December 1969, in Tomball, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Tomball, Harris, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elmer Graydon Dennis
1899–1987
Selma Anne Hirsch
1904–1969
Elmer Jr. Dennis
1945–2003

Spouse and Children

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World Events (8)

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Age 1

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.
1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 2

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.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 19

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

1 German: from Middle High German hir(t)z ‘deer’, ‘stag’; a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of deer, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a deer or stag, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a stag.2 Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish male personal name Hirsh ‘deer’, which is common because of the association of the deer with the Hebrew personal name Naphtali, deriving from the blessing by Jacob of his sons (Genesis 49: 21), in which Naphtali is referred to as ‘a hind let loose’.3 Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Hirsch or Yiddish hirsh ‘deer’, one of the many Ashkenazic surnames taken from vocabulary words denoting wildlife.

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

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Sources (3)

  • Selma Dennis in household of Elmo Dennis, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Mrs E G Dennis in entry for Mr Elmer Graydon Dennis Jr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Selma Annie Hirsch in entry for Elmer Gradyon Jr. Dennis, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"

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