Brief Life History of Iva Edith
When Iva Edith Shontz was born on 15 August 1877, in Bloom Township, Seneca, Ohio, United States, her father, Elias Shontz, was 22 and her mother, Ella J Delaplane, was 21. She married Urban Ely Arbegast on 25 April 1899, in Logan, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Zanesfield, Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died in Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States.
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- Iva E Arbegast in household of Albert Arbegast, "United States Census, 1900"
- Iva Edith Shontz, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Iva E. Shontz, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
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.
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Americanized form of German Schantz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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