Mary Elizabeth Duerfeldt

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth Duerfeldt was born on 3 October 1911, in Nemaha, Nebraska, United States, her father, Charles George Duerfeldt, was 42 and her mother, Effie Armeta Rogers, was 36. She married Ernest Edwin Brod on 2 July 1938, in Albany, Gentry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Aspinwall Election Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years and Peru Township, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States in 1950. She died on 15 April 1979, at the age of 67, and was buried in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Edwin Brod
1914–1991
Mary Elizabeth Duerfeldt
1911–1979
Marriage: 2 July 1938
Lonna Sue Brod
1952–1992

Sources (7)

  • Mary E Broad, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mary E Duerfeldt, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Mary E Duerfeldt Brod, "Find a Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1913 · Women get the right to vote in Illinois

Grace Wilbur Trout was elected president of the Chicago Political Equality League and started her presidency by making sure that each senate district was supporting suffrage for women. A few months later, the bill was up for voting in the state. Trout and her team went as far as to get male voters from their homes. The bill passed giving Women the right to vote for President of the Nation and all local offices not in the Illinois Constitution.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

From Hebrew. See Maria and Mary .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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