Margaret Vidmar

Female1 April 1915–30 June 1917

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Vidmar was born on 1 April 1915, in Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States, her father, Joseph Vidmar, was 31 and her mother, Ana Cuk, was 20. She died on 30 June 1917, in her hometown, at the age of 2, and was buried in Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Vidmar
1884–1973
Ana Cuk
1895–1945
Joseph Vidmar
1913–1915
Margaret Vidmar
1915–1917
Matilda Vidmar
1916–2017
Frank Vidmar
1917–2007

Sources (3)

  • Margeret Vidmar, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Vidmar - Memory of Someone: female
  • Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Vidmar - Government record: birth-name: Margaret Vidmar

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World Events (3)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 1

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.

1917

Age 2

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1917 · Joining the First World War

Age 2

Starting with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which killed 128 American citizens, and many other conflicts with trade from Germany. Congress held a special meeting that resulted in The United States declaring war on Germany. Formally entering the First World War.

Name Meaning

Slovenian and Croatian: topographic name for a tenant or steward of videm ‘land or property belonging to the church’. See also Widmer , compare Widmar .

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

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