Edna Bell McFadden

Brief Life History of Edna Bell

When Edna Bell McFadden was born on 18 March 1892, in Audubon, Iowa, United States, her father, Nathaniel McFadden, was 47 and her mother, Emma Isabella Landrum, was 33. She married Homer Kauffman on 5 June 1912, in Audubon, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Douglas Township, Audubon, Iowa, United States in 1950. She died on 25 October 1991, in Red Line, Shelby, Iowa, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Shelby, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Homer Kauffman
1890–1973
Edna Bell McFadden
1892–1991
Marriage: 5 June 1912
Gladys Louise Kauffman
1913–1995
Clifford Wayne Kauffman
1919–2015
Kauffman
1922–
Glen Delbert Kauffman
1927–1981
Vernon D Kauffman
1929–2014
Wanda Gayle Kauffman
1934–

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  • Edna Kauffman in household of Homer Kauffman, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Hona Mc Fadden, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1944"
  • Edna Belle Mcfaddeb, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

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.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phaid(e)in (Scottish) and Mac Pháidín (Irish), patronymics from Gaelic pet forms of the personal name Pádraig, see Patrick .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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