Brief Life History of Severt Olaus
When Severt Olaus Clausen was born on 28 March 1878, in Chickasaw, Iowa, United States, his father, Claus Clausen Ronnei, was 33 and his mother, Gjertrud Lassesen Or Johnson, was 25. He lived in Hamlin Township, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, United States in 1895. He died on 25 August 1932, in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 54.
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- Sivert O Klauson, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
- Syvert Klauson in household of Gjertrud Klauson, "United States Census, 1900"
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World Events (8)
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.
1893 · The Minnesota State Flag
The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Holger, Bente, Ingard, Niels, Ansgar, Astrid, Bent, Bjorn, Erik, Evald, Jorgen, Knud.
North German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Claus , a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variants Claussen and Klausen . Compare Clauson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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