Brief Life History of Henrietta Wilhelmina Charlotte
When Henrietta Wilhelmina Charlotte Rackow was born on 9 September 1900, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, her father, August Carl Rackow, was 21 and her mother, Freda Sophia Ewert, was 21. She married Charles George Schulte on 23 September 1920, in Lake, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 16 August 1985, in Bremen Township, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Henrietta C Schulte, "United States Census, 1950"
- Henrietta, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Henrietta Whilemina Rackow, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
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.
1905 · The Industrial Workers of the World
The Industrial Workers of the World was founded after a convention was held by radical trade unionists from all over the United States who opposed the policies of the American Federation of Labor. The IWW opposed the American Federation of Labor's acceptance of capitalism and its refusal to include unskilled workers in craft unions. The convention took place on June 24 and was referred by the workers as the Industrial Congress or the Industrial Union Convention. The IWW aimed to promote worker solidarity in the revolutionary struggle to overthrow the employing class.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Arno, Guenter, Helmut, Kurt.
German: habitational name from any of the places so named in Mecklenburg and Pomerania. Compare Rockow .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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