Brief Life History of Lewis Martin
When Lewis Martin Lageson was born on 8 May 1885, in Ellendale, Steele, Minnesota, United States, his father, Lars Lageson, was 32 and his mother, Gunhild Marie Andersdatter, was 28. He married Bessie Mae Deffenbaker about 1910, in United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Bristol, Worth, Iowa, United States in 1920 and Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1940. He died on 13 July 1938, in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, at the age of 53.
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Sources (12)
- Lewis M Lageson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Ludvig M Lageson, "Washington, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
- Lewis Lageson, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1889 · Washington Becomes a State
On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Knute.
Americanized form of Norwegian Lagesen: patronymic from Lage, a personal name meaning ‘friend’, which is of the same origin as -lagi in Old Norse félagi ‘comrade, partner’.
Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Lagesson, a rare Swedish cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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