Brief Life History of Cora Belle
When Cora Belle Siver was born on 26 January 1875, in Wisconsin, United States, her father, William Austin Siver, was 34 and her mother, Hannah Foster, was 30. She married James Holland on 23 March 1898, in Sibley, Osceola, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Holman Township, Osceola, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Holman, Osceola, Iowa, United States for about 20 years. She died on 6 April 1937, in Osceola, Iowa, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Sibley, Osceola, Iowa, United States.
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- Cora Holland in household of James Holland, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Cora B Sirer, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Cora Belle Holland, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1879
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Osceola, Iowa, United States
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Siever or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname from Yiddish siver ‘grey’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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