Brief Life History of Minnie M
When Minnie M Poyer was born on 11 May 1880, in Otho, Webster, Iowa, United States, her father, Warren Clark Poyer, was 28 and her mother, Esther Maria Van Valkenburg, was 26. She married Oscar Monroe Hudson on 6 January 1898, in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Otho Township, Webster, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States in 1910. She died on 8 February 1958, at the age of 77.
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- Minnie M Poyer in household of Warren C Poyer, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Minnie M. Poyer Or Payer, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Minnie Poyer in entry for Mary V Hudson, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
French: from Old French poier ‘power’, probably used as a nickname for a strong individual.
English (of Norman origin): variant of Power . The name is found mainly in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Americanized form of the Czech ethnic name Pojer ‘Bavarian’ or of its variant Pojar .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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