Brief Life History of Laurence Willard
When Laurence Willard Kinne was born on 23 February 1897, in Frankfort, Benzie, Michigan, United States, his father, Dr. Hudson J. Kinne, was 35 and his mother, Emmaline L Heath, was 21. He married Katherine Dorthey Hansen on 4 March 1925, in Frankfort, Benzie, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Crystal Lake Township, Benzie, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Benzie, Michigan, United States in 1935. He registered for military service in 1918. He died in December 1978, in Frankfort, Benzie, Michigan, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Frankfort, Benzie, Michigan, United States.
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- Laurance Kinne, "United States Census, 1940"
- Laurence Willard Kinne, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Lawrence W. Kinne, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
German: from the female personal name Kinne, a Silesian pet form of Middle High German Kunigunde, composed of the Old High German elements kuoni ‘brave’ + gund ‘battle’.
Flemish: variant of Kin 2 and 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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