Brief Life History of Johanna
When Johanna Curtis was born on 11 October 1905, in Iowa, United States, her father, James Lee Curtis, was 32 and her mother, Abigail Sarah Henderson, was 31. She married Edwin Jefferson Bedford on 11 July 1933, in Missouri, United States. She lived in Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States in 1920 and Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. She died on 6 March 2001, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 95.
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- Johanna Curtis, "United States Census, 1930"
- Joanna Curtis, "United States Census, 1920"
- Margret J Curtiss in household of James S Curtiss, "United States Census, 1910"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
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.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a refined person, sometimes perhaps given ironically, from Middle English, Old French courteis, courtois, curtis ‘courtly, refined, urbane’ (derivative of Old French court; see Court 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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