Brief Life History of Vivian Evelyn
When Vivian Evelyn Mowe was born on 17 August 1913, in What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, United States, her father, Thomas Mowe, was 22 and her mother, Bessie Eveland, was 24. She married Howard Austin Murch on 17 January 1937, in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in United States in 1949 and Costa Mesa, Orange, California, United States in 1950. She died on 17 February 2002, in East Wenatchee, Douglas, Washington, United States, at the age of 88.
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- Vivian E Murch, "United States Census, 1950"
- Vivian Evelyn Mowe, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Vivian Evelyn Mowe, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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
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.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: relationship name from Middle English maugh, maw, mough, mow ‘son-in-law or other kinsman by marriage’ (Old Norse mágr).
English: perhaps from a Middle English personal name, either a variant of Maw (a pet form of Norman French Maheu; see Matthew ), or a post-medieval variant of Moll, a pet form of Maud.
English: topographic name meaning either ‘dweller by the meadow’ (compare Maw) or ‘dweller by the heap or stack’, from Middle English moue, mowe.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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