Brief Life History of Howard Delano
When Howard Delano Dotson was born on 23 February 1891, in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States, his father, Bird Delano Dotson, was 23 and his mother, Nellie Eleanor Stone, was 18. He lived in Marion, Iowa, United States in 1905 and Knoxville Township, Marion, Iowa, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 10 September 1947, in Marion Township, Washington, Iowa, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States.
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- Howard Dotson in household of Burd D Dotson, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
- Howard D Dotson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Howard D Dotson, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall): variant of Dodson , with devoicing of the second consonant. Alternatively, the name may be a variant of Dutson , another variant of Dodson with devoicing of the second consonant before voiceless /s/.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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