Brief Life History of Edna Mae
When Edna Mae Eveland was born on 12 March 1901, in Swedesburg, Henry, Iowa, United States, her father, Lewis David Eveland, was 35 and her mother, Eunice Clark Noble, was 31. She married Marvin Earl Smith on 1 September 1928, in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States. She lived in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Supervisorial District 2, Pinal, Arizona, United States in 1940. She died in October 1992, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 91.
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- Edna Eveland, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Edna May Eveland, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Edna May Eveland, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Norwegian Iveland: habitational name from the farm name Iveland, found in two places in Agder, from an undocumented Old Norse word for yew and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Americanized form of German Iffland .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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