Brief Life History of Charles Joeseph
When Charles Joeseph Walterscheid was born on 28 January 1897, in Roselle, Carroll, Iowa, United States, his father, Charles Walterscheid, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Neu, was 35. He lived in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States for about 30 years. He died on 28 July 1963, in Kansas, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States.
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- Charly Walterscheid in household of Chas Walterscheid, "United States Census, 1900"
- Charles Joeseph Walterscheid, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Charles J Walterscheid, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
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.
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.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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
German: habitational name from a place so called in the Rhineland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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