Brief Life History of Mathilde Marie Sophie Wilhelmine
When Mathilde Marie Sophie Wilhelmine Ahrens was born on 31 December 1881, in Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, United States, her father, Eduard Otto Friedrich Ahrens, was 27 and her mother, Emelia Sophia Wilken, was 27. She married Clive Melvren Byxbe on 25 February 1913, in Culbertson, Roosevelt, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in McCone City, McCone, Montana, United States in 1935 and School District 23, McCone, Montana, United States in 1940. She died on 14 June 1961, in Wolf Point, Roosevelt, Montana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Vida Cemetery, Vida, McCone, Montana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (20)
- Matilda Ahrens in household of Edward Ahrens, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mathilda Ahrens, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
- Mathilda Marie Sophie Ahrens Byxbe, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1883 · Anaconda Established
In 1883, Marcus Daly established the town of Anaconda, Montana. It was at the same time that the smelting works in Anaconda was established.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
North German: patronymic from the personal name Arend, which is derived from the element arn ‘eagle’ (see Arndt ).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): assimilation of the Jewish patronymic Aarons to the German name (see 1 above), which has a similar pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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