Brief Life History of Ira Ora
When Ira Ora Townsend was born on 6 April 1864, in Indiana, United States, his father, John Wesley Townsend, was 22 and his mother, Margaret Elizabeth Goodin, was 24. He married Deborah Anna Deems on 30 September 1885, in Saline, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1920 and Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1940. He died on 18 January 1950, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Crete, Saline, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (12)
- I Ora Townsend, "United States Census, 1920"
- Iora Townsend, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Ira Ora Townsend, "Find A Grave Index"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1868
Historical Boundaries: 1868: Saline, Nebraska, United States
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the extremity of a village, from Middle English toun(es)ende. Compare Town . There may have been some confusion with Townson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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