Brief Life History of Herman Duane
When Herman Duane Watermiller was born on 11 November 1928, in Kanawha, Hancock, Iowa, United States, his father, Jacob Harm Watermiller, was 21 and his mother, Marie "Mayme" B Mrazek, was 22. He married Delphine Mary Beenken in 1975, in Belmond, Wright, Iowa, United States. He died on 23 February 2002, in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Amsterdam Cemetery, Goodell, Hancock, Iowa, United States.
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- Herman Duane Watermiller, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Herman D Watermiller, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1934 · The Grout Museum
The museum started as a private collection given to the city by Henry W. Grout. Today it is still a nonprofit educational museum that helps engage students and all people from the surrounding communities.
1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War
The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.
Name Meaning
form of Hermann , from a Germanic personal name derived from heri, hari ‘army’ + man ‘man’. The name was in use among the Normans and was borne by many immigrants from the Low Countries in the 15th century. Perhaps because of that it continued in occasional use well into the 1700s. It was revived more generally in Britain in the 19th century, when it also became common in America, most probably as a result of the influence of German immigrants.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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