Margaret Dorothea Kotthoff

Brief Life History of Margaret Dorothea

When Margaret Dorothea Kotthoff was born on 15 February 1907, in Missouri, United States, her father, Johannes Heinrich Lorenz Kotthoff "Stecker", was 44 and her mother, Bertha L Eichhorn, was 34. She married Robert Eddy Henry on 8 June 1946, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. She died on 31 January 1993, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Eddy Henry
1908–1952
Margaret Dorothea Kotthoff
1907–1993
Marriage: 8 June 1946
Richard Douglas Henry
1951–1960

Sources (18)

  • Theodora Kotthoff, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Kotthoff, "California, Birth Index, 1905-1995"
  • Margaret Dorothea Katthoff, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

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World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Marinus.

North German and Dutch: variant of Kolthof and Kalthoff ‘cold farm’, a habitational name from any of several farms so named in the border area of the northeastern Netherlands and Germany, possibly indicating a farm which has not been in use for awhile, or referring to the cold, heavy, wet soil.

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

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