Dixie Pauline Von Tersch

Female1 September 1915–8 March 1979

Brief Life History of Dixie Pauline

When Dixie Pauline Von Tersch was born on 1 September 1915, in Harlan, Shelby, Iowa, United States, her father, Henry August Von Tersch, was 27 and her mother, Cecile Elizabeth Fritz, was 17. She married Merle Daniel Honeywell about 1932, in Shelby, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Persia, Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1935 and United States in 1949. She died on 8 March 1979, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Valley View Cemetery, Dunlap, Harrison, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Merle Daniel Honeywell
1911–1968
Dixie Pauline Von Tersch
1915–1979
Marriage: about 1932
Jo Ann Faye Honeywell
1935–1998
Gary Lee Honeywell
1938–2001
Judy Kay Honeywell
1940–1979
Fred Henry Honeywell
1943–1943
Robert Honeywell
1945–
Linga-Lou Honeywell
1947–
Rodney Lynn Honeywell
1955–1994

Sources (15)

  • Dixie Honeywell, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Marie Pauline Honeywell, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Dixie Pauline Von Fersch in entry for Joan Faye Honeywell, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1932Shelby, Iowa, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 1

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    1917 · Camp Dodge

    Age 2

    Original construction of the Camp Dodge began in 1907 and was originally planned to provide a place for the National Guard units to train. In 1917, it was handed over to national authorities and expanded to become the regional training center for World War I forces. The Camp was named after Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge, who organized Iowa's first National Guard unit. When the war ended, the camp was downsized and turned back over to the state until the start of World War II. Today, Camp Dodge has served only as a Guard and Reserve installation.

    1932

    Age 17

    Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .

    Chinese: variant of Wong .

    Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.

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

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