Brief Life History of Susanna
When Susanna Hofer was born on 26 October 1878, in Russia, her father, Michael Hofer, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Kleinsasser, was 35. She married David J. Mendel on 22 January 1899, in Freeman, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States in 1920 and Grandview Township, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States in 1930. She died on 13 June 1963, in Alexandria, Hanson, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States.
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- Susana Mendel in household of David J Mendel, "United States Census, 1930"
- Susie Hofer Mendel, "Find A Grave Index"
- Susana Hofer Mendel in entry for David J Mendel, "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012"
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1879
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Hanson, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Hanson, South Dakota, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
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.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Kurt, Erwin, Florian, Hans, Heinz, Hermann, Johannes, Reiner, Ulli, Egon, Fritz.
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (also Höfer): status name for someone who lived at, worked on, or managed a farm, from Middle High German hof ‘farmstead, manor farm, court’ + the agent suffix -er (compare Hoffmann ). See also Hoefer and Hoffer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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