Kate Cromer

Femaleabout 1860–

Brief Life History of Kate

When Kate Cromer was born about 1860, in New York, United States, her father, William Frederick Cromer, was 37 and her mother, Huldah Holden, was 32. She lived in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States in 1875 and Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States in 1900.

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Edward Kunze
1860–
Kate Cromer
1860–

Sources (4)

  • Katie Cramer in household of William Cromer, "New York State Census, 1875"
  • Kate Cromer in household of William Cromer, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Catherine Kunze in household of Edward Kunze, "United States Census, 1900"

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World Events (8)

1863

Age 3

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented

Age 7

A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 36

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.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Kromer and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Cromer, which is very rare in Germany, is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine); compare 2 below.

French: from an ancient Germanic personal name, Hrodmar, composed of the elements hrōd ‘renown, glory’ + mār ‘famous’. Compare 1 above.

Jewish: altered form of Kromer .

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

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