Charles Frederick Sheel

Brief Life History of Charles Frederick

When Charles Frederick Sheel was born on 17 October 1892, in Sioux Township, Lyman, South Dakota, United States, his father, Karl Friedrich Georg Scheel, was 37 and his mother, Albertina Avedina Johanna de'Lespinasse, was 34. He married Clara S McNee on 7 June 1924, in Fillmore, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Hospers, Sioux, Iowa, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 5 April 1983, at the age of 90, and was buried in Hospers, Sioux, Iowa, United States.

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Charles Frederick Sheel
1892–1983
Clara S McNee
1888–1975
Marriage: 7 June 1924
Joan Allene Sheel
1928–2021

Sources (27)

  • Charles Sheel, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
  • Charles F Sheel, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Charles Fredrick Sheel, "Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950          "

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Eamonn.

Irish: variant of Shiel .

English: variant of Shield 1.

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

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