Brief Life History of John Herman
When John Herman Thiessen was born on 6 February 1871, in Goose Lake, Clinton, Iowa, United States, his father, Johann Hermann Thiessen, was 32 and his mother, Catherine Dochire Paulsen, was 29. He had at least 3 daughters with Annie Agnes Eggert. He lived in Camanche Township, Clinton, Iowa, United States in 1915 and Camanche, Clinton, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 24 May 1944, in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Clinton Lawn Cemetery, Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States.
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- Johannes H Thiessen, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Johannes H. Thiessen, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Johannes Herman Thiessen, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
Name Meaning
North German, Dutch, and Danish: patronymic from a shortened form Thies of the personal name Matthias or Mathies(s) (see Matthew ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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