Brief Life History of Esley Duane
When Esley Duane Curtis was born on 22 August 1898, in Jefferson Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States, his father, Myron Duane Curtis, was 24 and his mother, Katheryn C. Fish, was 24. He married Mary Margaret Emal on 12 May 1918, in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Poweshiek, Iowa, United States in 1935 and Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States in 1940. He died in November 1970, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States.
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- Ealey D Curtis, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Esley Duane Curtis, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Esley D Curtis, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
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.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a refined person, sometimes perhaps given ironically, from Middle English, Old French courteis, courtois, curtis ‘courtly, refined, urbane’ (derivative of Old French court; see Court 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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