William Henry Horlacher

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Horlacher was born on 12 October 1903, in Kingstown, Lusk, County Dublin, Ireland, his father, Carl Charles Horlacher, was 31 and his mother, Eva Margarete Horlacher, was 23. He married Irene Mabel Dunkle on 31 July 1928, in Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1923 and lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Kingston, Kiltiernan, County Dublin, Ireland in 1955. He died on 28 April 1974, in Hamilton, New Zealand, at the age of 70, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Horlacher
1903–1974
Nellie Dunford
1908–2000
Marriage: 1 August 1932
William Stuart Horlacher
1929–1974
Donniel Colson Horlacher
1931–2013
Kathleen Dee Horlacher
1933–2018
Karma Lee Horlacher
1935–2022
Charles William Horlacher
1937–2009
Sandra Lynn Horlacher
1940–2024
Patricia Ann Horlacher
1941–2007

Sources (43)

  • William Horlacher, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Henry Horlacher - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: William Henry Horlacher
  • Wm Horlacher, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"

World Events (8)

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1908 · Tower Building Built

In 1908, the Tower Building was built. The building was designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas. It is one of the first steel-framed buildings in England.

1922

Irish Civil War between the Free State army and IRA.

Name Meaning

German: habitational name for someone from Horlach in Bavaria or Horlachen in Württemberg, both so called from Old High German hor ‘mud, marsh’ + lahha ‘pool, pond’; the latter place retains traces of an inflected ending. See also Hurlocker .

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

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