Brief Life History of Hedwig Emma
When Hedwig Emma Barg was born on 31 December 1895, in Sohrau, Rybnik, Silesia, Prussia, Germany, her father, Lebrecht Gottlieb Barg, was 39 and her mother, Marie Emma Schmidt, was 30. She married Floyd Leonard Weed on 24 August 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 29 January 1990, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (40)
- Hedwig Weed, "United States 1950 Census"
- Hedwig Emma Barg, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Hedwig E.B. Weed, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.
1920 · Cunard War Memorial
In 1920, the Cunard War Memorial was erected, though it wasn't unveiled until 1921. The memorial was built to commemorate those that worked at the Cunard building who had died during WWI and later in WWII.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Bernhard, Erwin, Hans, Mathias, Wilfried.
North German:
topographic name for someone who lived on a hill, Low German barg. Compare Berg .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Hedwig Weed Video History
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