Katherine Kail

Brief Life History of Katherine

When Katherine Kail was born on 21 October 1920, in Garwin, Tama, Iowa, United States, her father, William Henry Kail, was 30 and her mother, Cecil Silvia Mothersell, was 27. She married Lagrand Gittins Haslam on 9 April 1942, in Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Marion Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States in 1940 and Farr West, Weber, Utah, United States for about 1 years. She died on 24 May 1986, in Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lagrand Gittins Haslam
1920–2004
Katherine Kail
1920–1986
Marriage: 9 April 1942
Dennis Kail Haslam
1947–1968

Sources (12)

  • Katherine K Haslem, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Katherine Sibyl Kail, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Katherine Sibyl Kail, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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World Events (8)

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1938 · The DI is Opened To The Public

Deseret Industries is a non-profit organization and a division of Welfare Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a chain of retail thrift stores and work projects. Many of the items sold are second hand or never used. Such items include furniture, appliances, computers, and clothing. The DI also sells new furniture, much of it received directly from its own manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. The DI provides job skill training for the physically, emotionally and socially challenged and seeks to place them into private sector employment.

Name Meaning

German: habitational name from a place so named near Koblenz, or from a short form of an old personal name based on Geil, the Middle High German form of which means ‘happy, cocky, wilful’.

Americanized form of German Köhl (see Kohl ) or Kehl . Compare Cail .

English (Dorset): variant of Call .

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

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