When Merle F. Brott was born on 22 February 1905, in Michigan, United States, his father, Fred Brott, was 22 and his mother, Mabel Tifft, was 20. He married Marian Elizabeth Carlson on 5 June 1924, in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Moorland, Moorland Township, Muskegon, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Norton Township, Muskegon, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 9 October 1986, in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States.
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The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Brot ‘bread’ (Middle High German brōt), hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker.
German: from an ancient Germanic personal name related to Old High German proz ‘budding growth, point’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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