Brief Life History of Arthur Nicholas
When Arthur Nicholas Decker was born on 5 March 1899, in Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, John B. Decker, was 45 and his mother, Anna W Pierron, was 38. He lived in Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States in 1899 and Wisconsin, United States in 1976. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 16 August 1976, in Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Arthur Decker, "United States 1950 Census"
- Arthur N Decker, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
- Arthur N Decker, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997"
Parents and Siblings
1853–1924 Male
1860–1939 Female
Siblings (17)
1882–1931 Female
1883–1947 Male
1885–1970 Male
1886–1946 Male
1887–1952 Male
+12 More Children
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 1
1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment
Age 8
1920
Age 21
Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a roofer (thatcher, tiler, slater, or shingler) or a carpenter or builder, from an agent derivative of Middle High German decke ‘covering’, a word which was normally used to refer to roofs, but sometimes also to other sorts of covering; modern German Decke still has the twin senses ‘ceiling’ and ‘blanket’.
Dutch: variant of Dekker , cognate with 1 above. Compare De Decker .
English (London): variant of Dicker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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