When Alfred Emil Gnehm was born on 18 May 1881, in Wetzikon, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, John Henry Gnehm, was 25 and his mother, Bertha Karolina Stahel, was 20. He married Mathilda Bruderer on 29 April 1908, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949. He died on 24 February 1957, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
On May 17, 1884, the Logan temple was dedicated by John Taylor. It was the only temple dedicated by him and was the second temple in Utah. The temple went under a major reconstruction project in 1976 to increase the capacity of the rooms inside and was rededicated in 1979 by Spencer W. Kimball.
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Some characteristic forenames: German Ewald, Hans, Helmut, Otto.
German:
perhaps a habitational name for someone from Gehmen in Saxony or from any of several places called Gemen.
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Possible Related NamesLife Story in Sketches - written at age 58 (Original spelling and grammar) I was born on May 18, 1881 in that beautiful little country of Switzerland. I don’t remember much about my early years. I …
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