Brief Life History of Emma Elizabeth
When Emma Elizabeth Skeem was born on 27 August 1896, in Royal, Clay, Iowa, United States, her father, Peder Christensen Straagaard Skeem, was 30 and her mother, Hanna Petersen, was 34. She married Hutsell Metzger on 14 August 1922, in Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Ward, North Dakota, United States in 1900 and Carter Township, Burke, North Dakota, United States in 1910. She died in August 1986, in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Emma Metzger in household of Hutzel Metzger, "United States Census, 1940"
- Emma Metzger, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Emma Metzger in entry for Hutzel Metzger, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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World Events (8)
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.
1910
Historical Boundaries: 1910: Burke, North Dakota, United States
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
Origin undetermined.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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