Brief Life History of Kenneth
When Kenneth Van Nurden was born on 8 November 1919, in Watkins, Meeker, Minnesota, United States, his father, Nelson Van Nurden, was 31 and his mother, Grace Pearl Brower, was 25. He lived in Darwin Township, Meeker, Minnesota, United States in 1940. He died on 13 March 1982, in Chatfield, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 62.
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Sources (8)
- Kenneth Vannurden in household of Nels Vannurden, "United States Census, 1940"
- Kenneth Kermit Van Nurden, "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002"
- Kenneth Kermit Van Nurden in entry for Steven Paul Van Nurden, "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002"
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1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1931 · The Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Woman was the name given to the skeletal remains of a woman thought to be 8,000 years old found near Pelican Rapids. The bones were brought to the University of Minnesota for more study. Later, Dr. Albert Jenks identified them as the bones of a 15 or 16 year old woman. Scientists now recognize the girl as someone whose ancestors were Paleo-Indian and now her skeletal remains have been reburied in South Dakota, not available for further study.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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