Brief Life History of Gertrude E.
When Gertrude E. Fabianke was born on 13 January 1900, in Kenney, Austin, Texas, United States, her father, Otto Fabianke, was 26 and her mother, Anna Ludwig, was 27. She married John Joe Meier Jr on 10 January 1919, in Bell, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Rosebud, Falls, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 7, Falls, Texas, United States in 1930. She died on 17 January 1988, in Falls, Texas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Rosebud, Falls, Texas, United States.
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- Gertrude Fabianke in household of Otto Fabianke, "United States Census, 1910"
- Gertrude Fabianke, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Gertrude Meier, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
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".
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
From a Germanic female personal name, derived from gār, gēr ‘spear’ + þrūþ ‘strength’. The name is not found in England immediately after the Conquest, but only in the later Middle English period. It may have been introduced by migrants from the Low Countries who came to England in connection with the cloth trade, and was certainly in consistent use in some areas throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, although it was not generally popular until the 19th century, when many medieval names were revived. It has now fallen from favour again.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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