Brief Life History of Leone Holmes
When Leone Holmes Wiseman was born on 4 July 1878, in Dane, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Menzor V Wiseman, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Ann Prentice, was 28. She married John Lewis Sears on 11 April 1897, in Schaller, Sac, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1915 and Randolph, Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1920. She died on 9 June 1920, in Dunlap, Harrison, Iowa, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Schaller Cemetery, Schaller, Sac, Iowa, United States.
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- Leone Ivins, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
- Leone H. Sears, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Leone Holmes Wiseman Ivins, "Find A Grave Index"
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1879
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Sac, Iowa, United States
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.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English wise ‘wise, discreet’ (see Wise 1) + man, also wise-man ‘wise, thoughtful, rational, skilled, or intelligent person, a cunning man’ (Old English wīs + mann). The name may also have been used ironically.
Americanized form of German Weismann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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