Brief Life History of Ralph
When Ralph Rutkowski was born on 26 September 1882, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, John Rutkowski, was 16 and his mother, Frances Milosek, was 12. He married Gertrude Hazel Miller on 27 August 1910, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters.
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Sources (12)
- Legacy NFS Source: Ralph Rutkowski or Root - Family genealogies: birth-name: Ralph Rutkowski or Root
- Ralph Or Ralf Root, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Ralph Root, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Casimir, Ryszard, Andrzej, Janusz, Krystyna, Stas, Tadeusz, Wladyslaw, Aloisius, Andrzey, Boguslaw.
Polish: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Rutki or Rutkowice, named with rutak ‘rue’ (see Rutka ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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