Maggie May Altmaier

Female27 September 1878–13 January 1965

Brief Life History of Maggie May

When Maggie May Altmaier was born on 27 September 1878, in Johnson, Iowa, United States, her father, Adam Altmaier, was 26 and her mother, Mary Ruppenkamp, was 20. She married Homer Burton on 20 February 1900, in Kearney, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Buffalo, Nebraska, United States in 1935 and Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States in 1940. She died on 13 January 1965, in Placer, California, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Prairie Center Cemetery, Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Homer Burton
1870–1939
Maggie May Altmaier
1878–1965
Marriage: 20 February 1900
Myrtle Burton
1901–1990
Ella Burton
1901–1989
Rosa Burton
1904–2000
Ernest Homer Burton
1912–1967

Sources (15)

  • Maggie Burtin in household of H Burtin, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Maggie Aultmaier, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Maggie M. Burton, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 February 1900Kearney, Nebraska, United States

    • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 3

    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.

    1884 · There is now a Capital Building

    Age 6

    The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

    Age 23

    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

    Name Meaning

    Pet form of Margaret , now also used as an independent given name. In the Middle Ages the short form Mag(g) was common, as a result of the early loss in pronunciation of the English preconsonantal r; it is no longer used as a given name, but it did give rise to the surname Maggs.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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