When Herbert E Schumacher was born on 20 December 1900, in Fredonia Town, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Herman Schumacher, was 38 and his mother, Augusta C W Naatz, was 36. He had at least 2 sons with Cora Marie Hill. He lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1979 and Washington, Wisconsin, United States in 1979. He died on 29 May 1979, in Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States.
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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.
Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903.
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Bernd, Klaus, Alois, Erwin, Fritz, Horst, Juergen, Bernhard, Ewald.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a shoemaker, from Middle High German schuoch ‘shoe’, German Schuh + an agent derivative of machen ‘to make’. This surname is also found in Denmark and Sweden.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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