When James Ehrlich was born on 18 September 1890, in Clay, Indiana, United States, his father, Christianus Joes Ehrlich, was 47 and his mother, Mary Frances Schaffer, was 39. He married Mary Edith Webster on 13 October 1912, in Clay, Indiana, United States. He lived in Posey Township, Clay, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died in November 1968, at the age of 78, and was buried in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, United States.
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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.
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Egon, Erwin, Fritz, Gerd, Gottfried, Guenter, Gunter, Hanns, Hedwig, Heiner. Jewish Emanuel, Hyman, Chaim, Myer, Avrohom, Avron, Batya, Genya, Irit, Jakob, Kieve.
German: nickname from Middle High German ērlich ‘respected, honorable’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or artificial name from German ehrlich ‘honorable, honest’, or Yiddish erlekh ‘honest, virtuous’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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