Brief Life History of Cora Edith
When Cora Edith Swank was born on 25 September 1901, in Udell, Appanoose, Iowa, United States, her father, William Sherman Swank, was 35 and her mother, Grace Vivian Ashmead, was 30. She married Irvin Gilbert Odle in 1922, in Gettysburg Township, Graham, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Gettysburg, Graham, Kansas, United States in 1930 and Hill City, Graham, Kansas, United States in 1940. She died on 21 June 1993, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Hill City Cemetery, Hill City, Graham, Kansas, United States.
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- Cora Swank in household of W S Swank, "Kansas State Census, 1915"
- Cora Edith S..., "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Cora E Odle in household of Irvin G Odle, "United States Census, 1930"
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1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schwank or Schwenk .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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