Brief Life History of Harry Edward
When Harry Edward Hotz Sr. was born on 8 December 1887, in Merrill, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Franz Xaver Sebastian Hotz, was 46 and his mother, Sophia Kohl, was 34. He had at least 1 son with Harriett P. Kunde. He lived in Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States in 1887 and Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 10 November 1924, at the age of 36, and was buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Harry E Hotz in household of Emil H Kunde, "United States Census, 1920"
- Harry Hotz, "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926"
- Harry E Hotz, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
South German and Swiss German: from thieves' cant for a peasant or farmer, which in turn derives from an ancient Germanic personal name, Hugizo or Huzo, pet forms of a compound name formed with hug- as the first element (see, for example, Hubert , Hugh ).
South German: possibly a nickname from Middle High German hotzen ‘to run swiftly’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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