Brief Life History of James Norman
When James Norman Moore was born on 3 October 1912, in Macedonia, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Burl Edgar Moore, was 27 and his mother, Hazel Dell Mercer, was 23. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1915. He died on 20 September 1918, in Macedonia, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 5, and was buried in Macedonia, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.
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- James Norman Moore, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
- James Norman Moore, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
- James Norman Moore, "Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990"
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World Events (5)
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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