Walter K. Rodman

Male1885–about 1985

Brief Life History of Walter K.

When Walter K. Rodman was born in 1885, in Prussia, Germany, his father, Hardy Rodman, was 40 and his mother, Pauline Helene Eckstein, was 30. He died about 1985, at the age of 101.

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Family Time Line

Hardy Rodman
1845–1910
Pauline Helene Eckstein
1855–1902
Henrietta Rodman
1870–
Estelle Rodman
1880–1886
Jesse H Rodman
1883–
Walter K. Rodman
1885–1985
Elias Rodman
1887–1888

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    World Events (7)

    1890

    Age 5

    Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

    1914

    Age 29

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.

    1914 · Germany declares war on Russia

    Age 29

    On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name for a thatcher or reed-cutter, from Southwest Middle English rod(e), rud(e) (Old English hrēod) ‘reed’ + -man. Synonymous with Redman 1.

    English: topographic name for someone who lived at a clearing, from Middle English rode (Old English rodu) or Southwest Middle English rude (Old English rȳde) ‘clearing’ + man. See Redman 2.

    Americanized form of German Rodmann: variant of Rodemann (see Rodeman ).

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

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