Brief Life History of Morris Rector
When Morris Rector Dahl was born on 31 August 1905, in Westby, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Gilbert P Dahl, was 46 and his mother, Mary Knudson, was 36. He married Irma Bertha Wege on 29 March 1937, in Barre Mills, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. He lived in Hamilton, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States in 1930 and La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States in 1935. He died on 31 August 1968, in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Barre Mills, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Morris Dahl in household of Gilbert Dahl, "United States Census, 1920"
- Morris R Dahl, "Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1820-1907"
- Morris Dahl, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment
The maximum hours for children to work were set to 55 per week.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Selmer, Alf, Nils, Jorgen, Per, Sven, Astrid, Helmer, Holger, Iver, Johan.
Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from a common farm name derived from Old Norse dalr ‘valley’.
Swedish: topographic or ornamental name from an ornamental spelling of dal ‘valley’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Dalby.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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