Brief Life History of Langdon Cummings
When Langdon Cummings Perkins was born on 20 November 1914, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, his father, Franklin Austin Perkins, was 32 and his mother, Carlie Mae Cummings, was 30. He married Elizabeth Johanna Peintner on 28 May 1938, in Sparland, Steuben Township, Marshall, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in La Grange, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1935 and Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 25 May 1945, in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Sparland Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, United States.
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- Langdon C Perkins, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Langdon C. Perkins, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Langdon C. Perkins, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1917 · Camp Dodge
Original construction of the Camp Dodge began in 1907 and was originally planned to provide a place for the National Guard units to train. In 1917, it was handed over to national authorities and expanded to become the regional training center for World War I forces. The Camp was named after Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge, who organized Iowa's first National Guard unit. When the war ended, the camp was downsized and turned back over to the state until the start of World War II. Today, Camp Dodge has served only as a Guard and Reserve installation.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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