John David La Follette

Brief Life History of John David

When John David La Follette was born on 25 June 1856, in Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States, his father, Jerome Boneparte La Follette, was 24 and his mother, Sophia Jane Howard, was 25. He married T D Mae Belcher on 26 October 1896, in Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States. He lived in Crook, Oregon, United States in 1910 and Election Precinct 1 East Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 13 April 1940, in Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Juniper Haven Cemetery, Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

John David La Follette
1856–1940
Sarah Nevada Johnson
1869–1960
Marriage: 6 May 1903

Sources (11)

  • John Lafollett in household of Jerome B Lafollett, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Lafollette, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • John Lafallette, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867

Sarah Jane James Slater BIRTH 2 Jul 1840, Cass County, Missouri, USA DEATH 2 Sep 1867 (aged 27), Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon, USA BURIAL Juniper Haven Cemetery, Prineville, Crook County, Oregon, USA MEMORIAL ID 150321350

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Hung, Cuong, Anh, Thanh, Ha, Hoang, Tuan, Chau, Hao, Hien, Hoa, Hue, Nam, Phong, Sinh, Tuong, Min, Tam, Tanh, Thai, Tham, Tinh, Yeong. Chinese Hong, Hang, Sang, Tong, Chan, Chi, Hwa Ja, Hyung, Kam, Ki Bong, Kin, Man.

Vietnamese: from the Chinese surname 羅, see Luo 1.

Vietnamese (): from the Chinese surname 呂, see Lu 6 and 3 below.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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