William A Wenzel

Male29 June 1895–11 February 1958

Brief Life History of William A

When William A Wenzel was born on 29 June 1895, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, William Wenzel, was 26 and his mother, Florence Wenzel, was 26. He married Violet Lillig Hillenbrand on 24 August 1923, in Cook, Illinois, United States. He died on 11 February 1958, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Evergreen Park, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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William A Wenzel
1895–1958
Violet Lillig Hillenbrand
1904–1994
Marriage: 24 August 1923

Sources (6)

  • Wm Wenzel, "United States Census, 1940"
  • William Albert Wenzel, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
  • William Wenzel, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 August 1923Cook, Illinois, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 1

    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.

    1897 · The Union Loop Elevated

    Age 2

    The Loop was born in political scandal that combined the three elevated railways around Chicago and combined them into one. The scandal was to raise the fares for commuters so state legislators could receive more money while in office. 

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 17

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Fritz, Hans, Erna, Franz, Friedrich, Harro, Helmut, Benno, Bernhard, Dieter.

    German and Danish: from the German personal name Wenzel, a pet form (with the diminutive suffix -l) of the Middle High German Wenze, a borrowing from Slavic, a short form of the personal name found in Old Czech as Vęceslav (see Vaclav ). The borrowing into German took place before Czech lost its nasal vowels. The surname of German origin is also found in some central European countries, e.g. in Czechia, where it is more commonly spelled in Slavicized forms Vencl and Vencel 1. Compare Vencill , Vensel , and Wentzel 1.

    Germanized form of Slovenian Vencelj (see Vencel 2), a cognate of 1 above. Compare Wentzel 2.

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

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