Joseph Franklin Laffey

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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Family Time Line

Joseph Franklin Laffey
1903–1967
Nellie May Verbrugge
1903–1985
Marriage: 6 July 1925
Warren John Laffey
1926–1988
Duane Joseph Laffey
1927–1982
Donald Eugene "Don" Laffey Sr.
1929–1996
James Romaine Laffey
1930–1990
Robert Gerald "Bob" Laffey
1931–
Raymond Delbert "Ray" Laffey
1932–2016
Jerry Lee Laffey
1936–2018

Sources (33)

  • 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"

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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