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Personal data Chris Blank 

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Household of Chris Blank

He is married to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Renner.

They got married on March 10, 1886 at Champaign, Illinois, he was 25 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  2. Pearl Ada Blank  1889-1943 
  3. Grace E Blank  1891-1989 
  5. Mary Jane Blank  1895-1895
  6. Russell Otis Blank  1896-1972
  7. Clyde John Blank  1899-1983

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Sources

  1. Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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  3. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Day of marriage March 10, 1886

  • The temperature on March 10, 1886 was about -3.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
    • May 4 » Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
    • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
    • July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
    • November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.
    • November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

Day of death June 6, 1938

  • The temperature on June 6, 1938 was between 5.4 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 13.8 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • January 28 » The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9mph).
    • February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
    • May 25 » Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
    • May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
    • August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
    • September 30 » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".


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Source: Wikipedia


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