Brief Life History of Thelma Alma
When Thelma Alma Eckrote was born on 5 July 1914, in Geneva, Noble Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States, her father, Joseph Oral Eckrote, was 22 and her mother, Aletha Love Fosnight, was 17. She married John William Costin on 11 November 1934, in Henry, Indiana, United States. She lived in Henry, Indiana, United States in 1935 and Center Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States in 1940. She died on 31 December 1996, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States.
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- Thelma Longwell, "United States 1950 Census"
- Thelma E Eckrote, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
- Thelma A Longwell, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of North German Eckroth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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