Brief Life History of Nellie
When Nellie Colyn was born on 5 August 1865, in Otley, Marion, Iowa, United States, her father, Albertus B Colyn, was 32 and her mother, Kleisje van der Waal, was 30. She married John W Denburger on 15 February 1888, in Otley, Marion, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Jefferson Township, Mahaska, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Cricket, Mahaska, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 18 February 1946, in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Coal Creek Cemetery, Mahaska, Iowa, United States.
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- Piternelle Colyn, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Nellie Colyn, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Nellie Denburger, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1889
Historical Boundaries: 1889: Mahaska, Iowa, United States
Name Meaning
English: see Collin .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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