Brief Life History of Elizabeth A.
Elizabeth A. Boiler was born in 1893, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States as the daughter of Albert Boiler and Sonra Hoover. She married Elbert Melville Woods on 4 March 1913, in Walnut, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. She lived in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Fairview Township, Shelby, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died in Iowa, United States.
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- Elizabeth Woods in household of Elbert Woods, "United States Census, 1940"
- Libbie A. Boiler, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Elizabeth Woods, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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
English: possibly a variant of Bowler . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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