Brief Life History of Joseph Franklin
When Joseph Franklin Laffey was born on 20 February 1903, in Lincoln Township, Emmet, Iowa, United States, his father, John Laffey, was 31 and his mother, Gertrude Stenerson, was 25. He married Nellie May Verbrugge on 6 July 1925, in Emmet, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He lived in Emmet Township, Emmet, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Armstrong Grove Township, Emmet, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 20 July 1967, in Armstrong, Emmet, Iowa, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Armstrong Grove Cemetery, Armstrong, Emmet, Iowa, United States.
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- Joseph Laffey in household of John Laffey, "United States Census, 1920"
- Joseph John Franklin Laffy, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Joseph Laffey, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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World Events (8)
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan.
Irish:
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Laithimh, from the earlier form Ó Flaithimh, from flaitheamh ‘ruler’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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