When Graydon Newton Asay was born on 20 September 1901, in Griswold, Cass, Iowa, United States, his father, Charles Raymond Asay, was 27 and his mother, Avis Alma Petty, was 20. He married Julia Mae Baker on 7 August 1935, in Audubon, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Long Lake, Kennebec Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada in 1926 and Atlantic, Cass, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 January 1990, in Fontanelle, Adair, Iowa, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Fontanelle, Adair, Iowa, United States.
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A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
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.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
English: probably a variant of Acey .
History: A certain Joseph Asay is recorded in Salem County, NJ, in 1755.
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