Brief Life History of Gizella
When Gizella Schneller was born on 20 December 1879, in Bukowina, Austria, her father, Johan Schneller, was 31 and her mother, Maria Barbara Turner, was 32. She married Elmer Clarence Tolberd on 17 February 1898, in Bath Township, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Election Precinct 5 Magee, Yuma, Colorado, United States in 1910. She died on 18 December 1933, in Yuma, Yuma, Colorado, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Yuma, Yuma, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Stella Landauer in household of Carl Landauer, "United States Census, 1920"
- Zeller Schneller, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Stella Schneller Landauer, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1885
Historical Boundaries: 1885: Weld, Colorado, United States 1887: Washington, Colorado, United States 1889: Yuma, Colorado, 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
English: nickname from Middle English snel(l) ‘swift, vivacious, bold’ (compare Snell ) + the suffix -ard.
Dutch: from the personal name Snellard, from ancient Germanic Snelhard, composed of the elements snel ‘courageous, agile, speedy, swift’ + hard ‘brave, hardy, strong’. Possibly also a nickname for a brisk or active person, a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form of German Schneller .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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