Brief Life History of Vava Louisa
When Vava Louisa Giltner was born on 30 October 1901, in Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States, her father, John P Giltner, was 28 and her mother, Dorothea Elizabeth Gates, was 26. She married Albert Walter Houseman on 20 October 1937, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. She lived in Des Moines Township, Boone, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Boone Township, Boone, Iowa, United States in 1950. She died on 12 December 1986, in Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Vava L Houseman, "United States 1950 Census"
- Vava Louise Giltner, "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950"
- Vava Houseman, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
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
South German: occupational name for a maker or seller of wooden buckets, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German gilte ‘wooden bucket’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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