Brief Life History of Erika von
When Erika von Sonntag was born on 17 March 1892, in Germany, her father, Eduard Anton Georg Karl Von Sonntag, was 39 and her mother, Eugenie Pauline Blaich, was 33. She married Elmer Varnum Luce on 12 November 1912, in Rutherford, Bergen, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Orange, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States for about 1 years and Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, United States in 1967. She died on 12 December 1967, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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- Eika J Luce, "United States 1950 Census"
- Erika J Von Sonntag Luce, "Find A Grave Index"
- Erika Luce in entry for Milton Luce, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
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.
1900 · First U.S. Navy Submarine Constructed
The USS Holland was the first commissioned submarine. It was named after John Philip Holland. It had been laid down in November of 1896 and launched a year later. It was acquired and commissioned in 1900 and decommissioned five years later. The submarine was finally sold in 1913 and put on display until it was scrapped in 1932.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto, Volker, Erwin, Fritz, Guenter, Heinz, Markus.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German sun(nen)tac, German Sonntag ‘Sunday’, a nickname for someone who had some particular connection with Sunday. The German surname may have arisen from a personal name for a child born on a Sunday, for this was considered a lucky day. Among Jews, it seems to have been one of the group of names referring to days of the week that were distributed at random by government officials.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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