Brief Life History of Dorothy Eliza Ernestine
When Dorothy Eliza Ernestine Dobereiner was born on 3 November 1914, in Robinson, Kidder, North Dakota, United States, her father, Christian Lawrence Dobereiner, was 33 and her mother, Dina Ohlenkamp, was 32. She married Franklin Herold Thornton on 13 September 1934, in Minnesota, United States. She lived in Ulen, Clay, Minnesota, United States in 1920 and Home Lake Township, Norman, Minnesota, United States in 1940. She died on 18 October 2005, in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, United States.
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- Dorothy Thornton in household of Franklin Thornton, "United States Census, 1940"
- Dorothy Eliza Ernestine Dobereiner Thornton, "Find A Grave Index"
- Dorothy Eliza Ernestine Dobereiner in entry for Frances Darlene Thornton, "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002"
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1915 · Home of the Federal Reserve Bank for the Ninth District
The first building for the Federal Reserve bank in Minneapolis was completed in 1915 and was a peculiar structure. It had no windows on the lower walls close to the street and later, a small skyscraper was added to the top. It was created to serve the states of Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and the northern parts of Wisconsin and Michigan. Even though it covers a wide area, it serves the smallest population base of the entire reserve system. Today the Federal Reserve is housed in three buildings that are housed a few blocks away from each other.
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.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Usual English form of Dorothea . The name was not used in the Middle Ages, but was taken up in the 15th century and became common thereafter. It was borne by the American film star Dorothy Lamour ( 1914–1996 , born Dorothy Kaumeyer ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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