Edward John Traxler

Brief Life History of Edward John

When Edward John Traxler was born on 29 March 1874, in Avon Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States, his father, John Marshall Traxler, was 23 and his mother, Mary Anna Urig, was 23. He had at least 2 daughters with Mary Marguerite Jungbluth. He lived in Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1874 and Ohio, United States in 1939. In 1917, his occupation is listed as operated laundry in Lorain, Ohio, United States. He died on 9 January 1939, in Charleston, Black River Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Calvary Park, Penfield Junction, Sheffield Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States.

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Edward John Traxler
1874–1939
Mary Marguerite Jungbluth
1876–1968
Mareta C. Traxler
1909–1987
Coletta Marie Traxler
1914–2005

Sources (14)

  • Edward Traxler, "United States Census, 1920"
  • John E. Traxler, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Edward John Traxler, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

Name Meaning

South German (Bavaria and Austria): occupational name for a wood turner, a variant of Drechsler (see Dressler ).

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

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