Brief Life History of Leonidas Samuel
When Leonidas Samuel Bearce was born on 8 October 1871, in Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, United States, his father, Benjamin Franklin Bearce, was 37 and his mother, Lydia Jane Cornell, was 34. He married Estella Maud Buterbaugh on 24 November 1897, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lee Township, Adair, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States in 1920. He died on 17 December 1926, at the age of 55, and was buried in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States.
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- Leonidas Bearce in household of Benjamin Bearce, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Leonidas S Bearce, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Leonidas S. Bearce, "Find A Grave Index"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Pierce . Compare Bearse .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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