Brief Life History of Leora June
When Leora June Folkerts was born on 11 June 1923, in Lodgepole, Cheyenne, Nebraska, United States, her father, John Frederick Folkerts, was 29 and her mother, Amanda Marie Rabe, was 28. She married Everett Carl Powell on 15 April 1944, in Harrisburg, Banner, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Cheyenne, Nebraska, United States in 1930 and Eagle Election Precinct, Cheyenne, Nebraska, United States in 1940. She died on 7 April 2015, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Leora Folkerts in household of John Folkerts, "United States Census, 1930"
- Leora Folkerts, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Leora June Folkerts Powell, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hildegarde, Jurgen, Otto, Wessel.
Dutch and German: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Folkert . It is found mainly in the border districts of Groningen (Netherlands) and East-Friesland (Germany).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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