Brief Life History of Alton Leroy
When Alton Leroy Rumford was born on 4 September 1904, in Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States, his father, Charles Everett Rumford, was 22 and his mother, Gertrude Mabel Niblo, was 23. He married Vergie Bellis on 23 February 1930. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ohio Township, Franklin, Kansas, United States in 1920 and Ottawa Township, Franklin, Kansas, United States in 1940. He died on 26 June 1982, in Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (12)
- A L Rumford, "Kansas State Census, 1915"
- Alton Leroy Rumford, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Alton Leroy Rumford, "Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1911 · First U.S. Primary Elections Held
The first U.S. primary elections were held in Oregon in 1911.
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
Name Meaning
English (North Yorkshire and Durham):
English (northern): variant of a habitational name from a lost or as yet unlocated place called Rounthwait(e) (perhaps named with Old Norse raun ‘rowan tree’ + thveit ‘clearing’), perhaps in Durham or East Yorkshire.
perhaps also a habitational name from Romford (Essex), which is probably named in Old English with rūm ‘roomy, spacious, wide’ + ford ‘ford, river crossing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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