Brief Life History of Armin
When Armin Elmendorf was born on 8 September 1890, in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States, his father, Eduard Elmendorf, was 32 and his mother, Mary Staffel, was 26. He had at least 2 daughters with Laura Gundlach. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1952 and lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1935 and Winnetka, New Trier Township, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 June 1984, in Portola Valley, San Mateo, California, United States, at the age of 93.
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- Armin Elmendorf, "United States 1950 Census"
- Armin Elmendorf, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Armin Elmendorf, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1892 · The Masonic Temple Building
The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place.
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.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
North German: habitational name from a village so named in the province of Oldenburg.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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