Harriett Louise Lessig

Brief Life History of Harriett Louise

When Harriett Louise Lessig was born on 7 July 1888, in Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, her father, David H Lessig, was 36 and her mother, Mary Eugenia Kilbury, was 23. She married Harry Vincent Wann on 31 December 1912. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. She died on 16 June 1957, in Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harry Vincent Wann
1887–1970
Harriett Louise Lessig
1888–1957
Marriage: 31 December 1912
Mary Gene Elder
1916–1990
David Lucus Wann
1920–1999

Sources (13)

  • Harrit Lung in household of David H Lung, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Harriett L Lessig, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Harriet Lessig Wann, "Find A Grave Index"

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.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

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.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

Germanized form of Sorbian Lěsik, a variant of Lěsk (see Lieske 2), and perhaps also of Lěsnik (see Lessing 2) or some other derivative of lěs ‘wood, forest’.

German: nickname from the dialect bird name Lessig, borrowed from Old Slavic dleskь, a word denoting any bird of genus Coccothraustes, especially ‘hawfinch’.

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

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