Paul Diehl

Brief Life History of Paul

When Paul Diehl was born on 5 October 1894, in Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States, his father, Jacob Franklin Diehl, was 51 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane " Jennie" Mongar, was 39. He married Olive Jennie Nance on 7 December 1919. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ward Township, Clarke, Iowa, United States in 1940 and Jackson Township, Warren, Iowa, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 23 May 1980, in Madrid, Boone, Iowa, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Madrid, Boone, Iowa, United States.

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Paul Diehl
1894–1980
Olive Jennie Nance
1892–1976
Marriage: 7 December 1919
Frances Elizabeth Diehl
1921–1977

Sources (16)

  • Paul Diehl, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Paul Diehl, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Paul Diehl, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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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 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

German: from the personal name Diel, Tiel, from Thilo, a pet form of a personal name beginning with the ancient Germanic element theud ‘people, tribe’, as for example Dietrich . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and the Netherlands. Compare Deal , Deel , and Diel .

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

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