George Dickgieser

Male6 January 1897–1960

Brief Life History of George

When George Dickgieser was born on 6 January 1897, in Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States, his father, Hermann Dickgiesser, was 33 and his mother, Nora Mae Leonard, was 21. He lived in South Union, Thurston, Washington, United States in 1900. He died in 1960, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

Hermann Dickgiesser
1863–
Nora Mae Leonard
1875–1955
Lambert Dickgieser
1895–1947
George Dickgieser
1897–1960
Harry Dickgieser
1898–1908
Robert Julius Dickgieser
1900–1977
Milo Dickgieser
1902–1954
William Martin Dickgeiser
1904–1987
Nora Mae Dickgieser
1907–1975
Oliver L Dickgieser
1909–1990
Frank Charles Dickgieser
1912–1965
Marie Mildred Dickgieser
1915–2001

Sources (6)

  • George Dickgieser, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
  • George Dickgieser in household of Harry Dickgieser, "United States Census, 1900"
  • George Dickgieser in household of Harvy Dickgieser, "United States Census, 1910"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (10)

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 1

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.

1899 · Mount Rainier National Park is Established

Age 2

Mount Rainier was established as a state park on March 2, 1899 with legislation was signed by President McKinley. Mount Rainier is a volcanic peak surrounded by forests.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 19

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.

Name Meaning

Via Old French and Latin, from Greek Georgios (a derivative of geōrgos ‘farmer’, from gē ‘earth’ + ergein ‘to work’). This was the name of several early saints, including the shadowy figure who is now the patron of England (as well as of Germany and Portugal). If the saint existed at all, he was perhaps martyred in Palestine in the persecutions of Christians instigated by the Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th century. The popular legend in which the hero slays a dragon is a medieval Italian invention. He was for a long time a more important saint in the Orthodox Church than in the West, and the name was not much used in England during the Middle Ages, even after St George came to be regarded as the patron of England in the 14th century. Its use increased from the 1400s, and by 1500 it was regularly among the most popular male names. This popularity was reinforced when George I came to the throne in 1714 , bringing this name with him from Germany. It has been one of the most popular English boys' names ever since.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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