Jennie Salo

Brief Life History of Jennie

When Jennie Salo was born on 15 March 1904, in Sand Coulee, Cascade, Montana, United States, her father, Matt A. Salo, was 29 and her mother, Mary Kopel, was 25. She married Roy or Rory Waddell on 9 June 1923, in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Stanford, Judith Basin, Montana, United States in 1930 and Police Precinct 5, Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1940. She died on 1 April 1995, in Victorville, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 91.

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Family Time Line

Roy or Rory Waddell
1902–2002
Jennie Salo
1904–1995
Marriage: 9 June 1923
Betty Joyce Waddell
1924–2007
Lois Belle Waddell
1926–1926
Lita Rae Waddell
1929–1997

Sources (12)

  • Jennie Salo in household of Mat Salo, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Jennie Salo - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Jennie Salo
  • Tennie Louise Salo, "California, County Marriages, 1849-1957"

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World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1913 · Women's Suffrage Demonstration

A demonstration for women's suffrage takes place on March 3, 1913. This is the first suffrage parade in Washington D.C. One of the notable women in attendance is Ida B. Wells.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Eino, Reino, Toivo, Arvo, Reijo, Ahti, Waino, Sulo, Tauno, Veikko, Aimo, Alpo.

Finnish: ornamental name from salo ‘forested wilderness’, perhaps chosen in some cases as a topographic name by someone who lived in such a place. It was also used an abbreviated form of longer surnames, such as Hirvisalo, from hirvi ‘ elk’ + salo.

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

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