Brief Life History of Irwin
When Irwin Weil was born on 25 February 1893, in Evansville, Knight Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States, his father, Julius Weil, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Metzger, was 22. He had at least 3 sons with Rose Mislove. He lived in Santa Monica Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940 and San Jacinto, Riverside, California, United States in 1956. He died on 11 October 1956, in California, United States, at the age of 63.
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- Irwin Weids, "United States Census, 1930"
- Irwin Weil, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Irwin Weil, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
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 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Gunther, Hans, Herta, Lothar, Manfred, Arno, Dieter, Elfriede, Fritz.
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of various places so named in Baden, Bavaria, and Württemberg, from Latin villa ‘country house, estate’ (later used of a group of houses forming a settlement). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Wile 3.
History: This is one of the old Ashkenazic surnames. In Eastern Europe, it was used by rabbinical families well before the mass adoption of surnames by local Jews at the turn of the 19th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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