Albert Frederick Wilhelm Gramlow

22 November 1873–29 May 1940 (Age 66)
Hubbard, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States

The Life of Albert Frederick Wilhelm

When Albert Frederick Wilhelm Gramlow was born on 22 November 1873, in Hubbard, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Heinrich Christian Friedrich Gramlow, was 24 and his mother, Auguste Albertine Wilhelmine Schulz, was 19. He married Maria Magdalena Johana "Mary" Wedell on 24 January 1905, in Dickey, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 29 May 1940, in Clement, Dickey, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Albert Frederick Wilhelm Gramlow
1873–1940
Maria Magdalena Johana "Mary" Wedell
1883–1967
Marriage: 24 January 1905
Fredrick August Gramlow
1905–1971
Eugene Walter Gramlow
1907–2002
Albert Louis Gramlow
1909–1993

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
24 January 1905
Dickey, North Dakota, United States
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Parents and Siblings

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 2

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire

Age 10

A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 23

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

Probably German, a habitational name from places called Ramelow in Mecklenburg and Pomerania.

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

Sources (3)

  • A F Gramlow, "North Dakota Census, 1925"
  • A F Gramlow, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Albert Gramlow in household of Fred Gramlow, "United States Census, 1880"

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