Brief Life History of Bert Lorenzo
When Bert Lorenzo England was born on 4 December 1880, in Jefferson Township, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States, his father, Jonathan England, was 38 and his mother, Malinda Shields, was 36. He married Ethel May Robertson on 16 January 1906, in Tama, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Poweshiek, Iowa, United States in 1905 and Eden, Benton, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 21 October 1948, in Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Clayton, Iowa, United States.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Bert Lorenzo? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (25)
- Bert L England, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
- Bert Lurenco England, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Bert England, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Middle English Engelond ‘England’. It was probably a formal alternative to English , which is also well evidenced as a surname in England. These names may have been acquired by English landowners who moved in Norman social circles or who lived in a neighbouring country (Scotland, Wales, or Ireland), or by English merchants who traded abroad.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farmsteads so named, from Old Norse eng ‘meadow’ + land ‘land’.
Swedish: ornamental name with the same meaning as 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.