Otto Dean Dack

Male15 April 1880–30 June 1923

Brief Life History of Otto Dean

When Otto Dean Dack was born on 15 April 1880, in Stanton Township, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States, his father, John James Dack, was 31 and his mother, Mary Helen Emery, was 28. He died on 30 June 1923, in Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Stanton Township, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

John James Dack
1849–1926
Mary Helen Emery
1851–1926
Ora Emera Dock
1876–1954
Otto Dean Dack
1880–1923
Myrtle Emery Dack
1885–1959
Lloyd Glen Dack
1890–1949

Sources (9)

  • Owen Dack in household of John Dack, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Otto Dean Dack, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Otto Dack, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 1

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota

Age 4

After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.

1893 · The Minnesota State Flag

Age 13

The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Dacke (perhaps from Old English Dæcca, of unexplained etymology). Though not on independent record, Old English Dæcca appears in the genitive singular form Dæccan as the first element of the placename Dagenham (Essex), which is recorded as Dæccanham in the 7th century.

Americanized form of Dutch Deck .

Americanized form of German Dach .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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