Theodore William August Haber

Male19 March 1904–9 February 1954

Brief Life History of Theodore William August

When Theodore William August Haber was born on 19 March 1904, in Michigan, United States, his father, Emil Ferdinand Haber, was 36 and his mother, Louisa Wilhemine Adel Dau, was 34. He married Lillian Eiden on 1 September 1923, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Detroit Ward 15, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1920. He died on 9 February 1954, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theodore William August Haber
1904–1954
Lillian Eiden
1905–
Marriage: 1 September 1923
Richard Louis Haber
1923–1989

Sources (7)

  • Theodore Haber in household of Louise Haber, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Theodore William August Haber, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Theodore W. Haber, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 September 1923Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

    • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

    Age 2

    A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

    1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge

    Age 6

    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.

    1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

    Age 14

    To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aron, Eitan, Emanuel, Hyman, Moshe, Aviva, Chanie, Dafna, Isadore, Kalmen, Meyer.

    German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in oats, from Middle High German haber(e) ‘oats’, modern German Hafer. As a Jewish surname, it is in many cases ornamental. The surname of German origin is also found elsewhere in central Europe, e.g. in Slovenia.

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from a place called Habern in Bohemia (Czech name: Habry).

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

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