Brief Life History of Marian Louise
When Marian Louise Heinz was born on 1 May 1895, in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States, her father, Edward Heinz, was 40 and her mother, Melinda Laura Estell, was 33. She had at least 2 daughters with Fredrick Conrad Wilts. She lived in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Mason Township, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States in 1940.
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- Marion Wilts in household of Fred C Wilts, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Marian Louise Heinz, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Marian L Heinz, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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.
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Bernd, Dieter, Franz, Frieda, Guenter, Gunter, Harro, Hedwig.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a pet form of the personal name Heinrich .
History: Henry John Heinz who founded the H. J. Heinz Company in Pittsburgh, PA, was a son of Johann Heinrich Heinz (1811–91), who emigrated to PA in 1840 from Kallstadt in Palatinate, Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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