Brief Life History of Margaret Henrietta
When Margaret Henrietta Kerl was born on 20 November 1880, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Frederick Kerl, was 33 and her mother, Mary Engaline Meier, was 23. She married George Wright Westfall on 21 August 1898, in Pawnee, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom in 1957. She died on 22 July 1957, in Payette, Idaho, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Adams, Idaho, United States.
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- Margaret H Westfall, "United States 1950 Census"
- Margaret H. Kerl, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Margaret Henrietta Westfall, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"
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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.
1883 · Anaconda Established
In 1883, Marcus Daly established the town of Anaconda, Montana. It was at the same time that the smelting works in Anaconda was established.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hanns, Klaus, Frieda, Helmut, Helmuth, Otto.
German: status name from Middle Low German kerl ‘(free)man (of non-aristocratic descent)’, Middle High German kerl(e), karl(e) ‘man, lover, chap’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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