Brief Life History of Elizabeth Gertrude
When Elizabeth Gertrude Sovereign was born on 20 August 1900, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, her father, Clarance Leslie Sovereign, was 24 and her mother, Edna Newton Waterman, was 22. She married Robert Walter Hendel Jr. on 20 June 1923, in Riverside, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Lyons, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 October 1997, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.
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- Elizabeth Sover*Yn in household of Clarence L Sover*Yn, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ellizabeth Sovereign, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Elizabeth Sovereign, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of an unidentified German surname, in North America first recorded as Zafrein and Zofrin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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