Franklin McKinley Madsen

Brief Life History of Franklin McKinley

When Franklin McKinley Madsen was born on 23 August 1895, in Lake Park, Dickinson, Iowa, United States, his father, Jørgen Madsen, was 33 and his mother, Bertha Friederike Krüger, was 26. He married Anna Marie Amsrud on 20 December 1920, in Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States for about 10 years and Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States for about 1 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 10 January 1970, in Mower, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Franklin McKinley Madsen
1895–1970
Anna Marie Amsrud
1905–1996
Marriage: 20 December 1920
Eunice Virginia Madsen
1923–2014
Gladys Madsen
1925–1926

Sources (22)

  • Frank M Madsen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Frank Madsen, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Frank M Madson, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

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.

1898 · The Kensington Runestone

A Swedish man, Olof Ohman, was farming on his land when he came across a 202-pound rock slab that had strange writing on it. Convinced it was proof that Scandinavian explorers came to that area before Columbus found the Americas, he had it looked at by scholars and linguists to find its translation. There has been a drawn-out debate on the stone's authenticity, with a scholarly consensus that classifies it as a hoax and the community which is convinced that it is authentic.

1915 · Home of the Federal Reserve Bank for the Ninth District

The first building for the Federal Reserve bank in Minneapolis was completed in 1915 and was a peculiar structure. It had no windows on the lower walls close to the street and later, a small skyscraper was added to the top. It was created to serve the states of Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and the northern parts of Wisconsin and Michigan. Even though it covers a wide area, it serves the smallest population base of the entire reserve system. Today the Federal Reserve is housed in three buildings that are housed a few blocks away from each other.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .

English: variant of Madson .

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

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