Brief Life History of Arthur Willy
When Arthur Willy Flügel was born on 27 June 1904, in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany, his father, Moritz Willy Flügel, was 21 and his mother, Anna Martha Groß, was 19. He had at least 1 son with Helena Wally Lenk. He died in 1944, in Berlin, Germany, at the age of 40.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Willy Flügel und Wally Lenk Heiratsurkunde
- Arthur Willy Flügel Geburt
Spouse and Children
1904–1944 Male
1903–1969 Female
Children (1)
1936–2006 Male
Parents and Siblings
1883–1958 Male
1885–1969 Female
Siblings (1)
1904–1944 Male
World Events (3)
1914
Age 10
1914 · Germany declares war on Russia
Age 10
1918
Age 14
Name Meaning
German (Flügel): topographic name from the field name Flügel, literally ‘wing’, denoting a jutting piece of land extending beyond the boundaries of a farmer's land, or a nickname for someone with conspicuous sleeves at a time of dress regulations.
Americanized form of South German Pflügl: metonymic occupational name for a plow maker or, by extension, for a farmer, from a diminutive of Middle High German pfluoc ‘plow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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