Verena Elizabeth Eskens

Brief Life History of Verena Elizabeth

When Verena Elizabeth Eskens was born on 6 August 1933, in Nebraska, United States, her father, William Eskens, was 41 and her mother, Clara Ahlers, was 33. She married Ralph Herman Bruening on 2 June 1954, in Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, United States. She lived in Precinct 5 Election Precinct, Cedar, Nebraska, United States in 1940. She died on 11 January 2015, at the age of 81, and was buried in Saint Michaels Cemetery, Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, United States.

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Ralph Herman Bruening
1933–2004
Verena Elizabeth Eskens
1933–2015
Marriage: 2 June 1954

Sources (6)

  • Verena E Eskens in household of William A Eskens, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Verena E Eskens, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Verena Bruening, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

1944 · Congress Passes the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Project

The Flood Control Act of 1944 was passed and would later be called the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. It was named after the authors of the program Lewis A. Pick and William Glenn Sloan. It began as two separate plans but they both had the idea for an irrigation system that would help with the flooding of the Missouri River.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

(2010: NA)

Dutch, North German, and East Frisian: variant (cognate) of Aikens .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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