Brief Life History of Earl William
When Earl William Kiene was born on 2 January 1896, in Nebraska, United States, his father, Richard Henry Kiene, was 21 and his mother, Eliza Jane Menke, was 18. He lived in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 10 Cloudcroft, Otero, New Mexico, United States in 1940. He died on 10 March 1978, in Palo Pinto, Texas, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Earl W Kiene, "United States Census, 1940"
- Earl William Kiene, "Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986"
- Carle W Keine, "United States Census, 1920"
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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.
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful "oil boom".
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Klaus.
South German:
from a dialect form of kühn ‘bold’ (Middle High German küene). This is found as an element in ancient Germanic personal names such as Konrad . Compare Kuehn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Earl William Kiene
He laughed a lot and enjoyed cigars. He went to a place I thought was work every day, but he was actually going to the golf course.
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