Brief Life History of Inez Kathryn
When Inez Kathryn Gaedecke was born on 18 October 1912, in Azalea, Douglas, Oregon, United States, her father, Henry Augustus Gaedecke, was 38 and her mother, Lenora Gertrude Cheney, was 26. She married Henry Norton Smith on 14 February 1934, in Douglas, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Cow Creek Election Precinct, Douglas, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Tri City, Douglas, Oregon, United States in 1950. She died on 31 August 2005, in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Glendale, Douglas, Oregon, United States.
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- Inez Sparks, "United States 1950 Census"
- Inize Kathleen Gaedecke, "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918"
- Inez, "Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008"
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1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1917 · The U.S. Army Spruce Production Division
Thousands of soldiers were assigned to the U.S. Army Spruce Production Division to provide wood for airplanes and ships during World War I. Poor working conditions in 1917 caused the men to strike which slowed the logging production in the area. The demands of the strikers were rejected by the lumber companies. As the need was ever-present for lumber during the war, the government stationed soldiers to do the work. Over 230 spruce soldier camps were built and occupied throughout the Pacific Northwest at this time.
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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Elfriede, Erwin, Heinrich, Klaus, Manfred, Otto.
North German (also Gödecke): from a pet form of the personal name Godefried, Low German form of Gottfried .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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