Brief Life History of William Bramwell
When William Bramwell Hoover was born on 17 June 1878, in Gibson, Indiana, United States, his father, John Wesley Hoover, was 39 and his mother, Martha Anne Peed, was 35. He married Ethel Gertrude Frederick on 30 January 1907, in Pike, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Union, Clay Township, Pike, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 28 October 1945, in Pike, Indiana, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Mount Olympus, Washington Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States.
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- William Hoover, "United States Census, 1940"
- Wm Honer, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- William Bramwell Hoover, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1879
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Gibson, Indiana, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German and German Huber .
Americanized form of Finnish Huovinen: from huovi ‘soldier, horseman’ + the surname suffix -nen.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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