Brief Life History of Frederick Wilhelm
Frederick Wilhelm Wendt was born on 2 November 1844, in Germany. He married Louise M Braun on 7 May 1880, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Lake Township, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Canada Township, Polk, Nebraska, United States in 1885. He died on 29 March 1906, in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Wendt, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
- Frederick Wendt, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Frederick Wendt or Wente, "Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948"
Spouse and Children
1844–1906 Male
1856–1936 Female
Children (8)
1881–1962 Female
1882– Male
1884–1955 Male
1886–1971 Female
1888–1954 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 2
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade
Age 4
1862
Age 18
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Kurt, Erwin, Hans, Dieter, Heinz, Reinhold, Wolfgang, Armin, Erhard, Ernst.
German and Danish: ethnic name for a Wend, Middle High German wind(e). The Wends (i.e. Polabian Slavs, Pomeranians, and Sorbians) once occupied a large area of northeastern and eastern Germany (extending as far west as Lüneburg, with an area called Wendland; see Wendland ), and many German placenames and surnames are of Wendish origin. Today, of all Wendish people only Sorbians still exist (in Lusatia in eastern Germany). See also Serbin 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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