Rhoda A Loon

Brief Life History of Rhoda A

When Rhoda A Loon was born on 19 August 1891, in Mount Vernon, Davison, South Dakota, United States, her father, Andrew Jasper Lunde, was 32 and her mother, Ragnhild Karrine Olsen, was 26. She married Carl Louis Ferdinand Scott on 28 February 1912, in Mount Vernon, Davison, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Palatine Township, Aurora, South Dakota, United States for about 20 years and Mount Vernon Township, Davison, South Dakota, United States in 1950. She died on 19 August 1982, in Storla, Aurora, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Mount Vernon, Davison, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Carl Louis Ferdinand Scott
1874–1951
Rhoda A Loon
1891–1982
Marriage: 28 February 1912
Carrie Levina Scott
1912–1980
Melvin Ordean Scott
1914–1979
Lillie Luella Scott
1918–1948
Albert Andrew Scott
1922–2007
Ruth May Scott
1924–1924

Sources (13)

  • Rhodie Scott, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Rhodie Loon (Lunde) - birth: 19 August 1891;
  • Rhoda Scott, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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Name Meaning

English and French: variant of Lyon 1–3.

French: habitational name from Lion, the name of several places in various parts of France.

Jewish: associative variant of Levy , for instance chosen by several families in the Netherlands c. 1811.

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

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