Walter Leo Horie

Male11 November 1894–13 January 1944

Brief Life History of Walter Leo

When Walter Leo Horie was born on 11 November 1894, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, his father, Edward Horie, was 44 and his mother, Marcella McCormick, was 34. He lived in United States in 1910. He died on 13 January 1944, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.

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Walter Leo Horie
1894–1944
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Sources (4)

  • Walter Horrie in household of Edward Horrie, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Walter L Horie, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Walter L Horie in household of Edward J Horie, "United States Census, 1910"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 2

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 4

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Age 14

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Maki, Shinobu, Atsushi, Harue, Hideki, Hidenori, Hideo, Hiroaki, Hiroshi, Hitoshi, Kaoru, Kazuaki.

Japanese: written 堀江 ‘moat inlet’. It is found mostly in the Tokyo and Ōsaka regions.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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