Jessie Mabel Green

Brief Life History of Jessie Mabel

When Jessie Mabel Green was born on 21 April 1905, in Wayne, Iowa, United States, her father, Everett William Green, was 25 and her mother, Hattie Caster, was 17. She married J. Clark Thomas on 19 May 1925, in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Howard Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States in 1930 and South Fork Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 1 May 1962, at the age of 57.

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J. Clark Thomas
1904–1956
Jessie Mabel Green
1905–1962
Marriage: 19 May 1925
William Clark Thomas
1926–1998

Sources (11)

  • Jessie Mable Green, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
  • Jessie Green, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
  • Jessie Mable Thomas, "Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958"

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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 · 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.

1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi

The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.

Name Meaning

English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.

English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.

Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .

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

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