Brief Life History of Donald Byron
When Donald Byron Sergeant was born on 29 August 1905, in Hudson, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States, his father, George C Sergeant, was 43 and his mother, Della V Petrie, was 39. He married Iris Lorene Lynch on 5 November 1933, in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States. He lived in Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and Black Hawk Township, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States in 1940. He died on 19 July 1994, in Hudson, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Hudson Cemetery, Hudson, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.
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- Donald Sergeant, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Donald B Sergeant - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Donald B Sergeant
- Donald Bryan Sergeant, "Iowa, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): variant of Sargent .
French: variant of Sergent .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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