Olive Isabella Greyerbiehl

Brief Life History of Olive Isabella

When Olive Isabella Greyerbiehl was born on 21 January 1905, in Paris Township, Huron, Michigan, United States, her father, Henry Greyerbiehl, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Magdalina Schmitt, was 33. She married Kenneth Earl Rapson on 31 January 1923, in Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Colfax Township, Huron, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 February 1985, in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Kenneth Earl Rapson
1904–1971
Olive Isabella Greyerbiehl
1905–1985
Marriage: 31 January 1923
Hazel Olive Rapson
1923–2007
Charles Anthony Rapson
1927–2003
Kenneth J. Rapson
1931–2007
Wilfred Alan Rapson
1933–2015

Sources (5)

  • Olive I Greyerbiehl in household of Henry Greyerbiehl, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Olive Isabella Greyerbeihl, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
  • Findagrave Cemetery Record

World Events (8)

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.

1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge

The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Originally a medieval given name, Oliff(e), derived via French from the Late Latin name Oliva, which was borne by two obscure early saints. It in turn is derived from the Latin name for the olive tree, and was no doubt adopted at first because of the associations of the olive tree with peaceful productivity and fruitfulness; the olive branch has been a symbol of peace since biblical times. Like many names denoting plants and flowers, it was particularly popular in the early decades of the 20th century. See also Olivia .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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