Brief Life History of William August
When William August Lichtsinn was born on 20 November 1878, in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States, his father, William Lichtsinn, was 26 and his mother, Johanah Nuxoll, was 27. He married Emilie B. Strodel on 14 October 1908, in Huntington, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, United States in 1940. He died in January 1963, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 84.
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- William Lichsinn in household of William Lichsinn, "United States Census, 1880"
- William A Lichtsinn, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- William August Lichtsinn, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1879
Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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