Brief Life History of Malinda Viola
When Malinda Viola Dawson was born on 29 August 1875, in Washington Township, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States, her father, Ephriam Dawson, was 25 and her mother, Jeanette Hartman, was 19. She married Peter O Schauf on 17 July 1901, in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Lime Creek Township, Washington, Iowa, United States in 1920 and Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States in 1925. She died on 8 September 1960, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hancock, Indiana, United States.
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- Viola Schaf in household of Pete Schaf, "United States Census, 1920"
- Malinda Viola Dawson, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Viola Schauf, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1955-1994"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
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.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic meaning ‘son of Dawe’, from the Middle English personal name Daw(e) (see Daw 1 and 2), which is sometimes a pet form of David (see 2 below) but more generally of Rauf or Raw (i.e. Ralph ), of which Daw(e) is a rhyming form. Alternatively, the patronymic could mean ‘son of Daud(e)’, another Middle English pet form of Ralph evidently used interchangeably with Dawe. Dawson is one of the most numerous patronymics.
Scottish: patronymic, ‘son of Dawe’. In Scotland Dawe is a diminutive of David (compare 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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