Marie Bertha Hiebert

Brief Life History of Marie Bertha

When Marie Bertha Hiebert was born on 17 June 1900, in Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India, her father, Nicholas N Hiebert, was 25 and her mother, Susanna Wiebe, was 20. She married Gustav Lawrence Kunkel on 19 May 1921, in Cottonwood, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Dolton, Turner, South Dakota, United States for about 5 years and Dolton Township, Turner, South Dakota, United States in 1940. She died on 24 June 1944, in Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in West Vermillion Cemetery, Marion, Turner, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gustav Lawrence Kunkel
1898–1965
Marie Bertha Hiebert
1900–1944
Marriage: 19 May 1921
Elden Leroy Kunkel
1922–1922
Dellora Mae Kunkel
1924–1992
Marna Eveleth Kunkel
1927–1956
Arlo Meldon Kunkel
1938–2015

Sources (8)

  • Marie Kunkel in household of Gust L Kunkel, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Maria Bertha Hiebert Kunkel, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Marie Heibert in entry for Marna Eveleth Hamlet, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955"

World Events (8)

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.

1906 · The End of Capital Punishment

Between the state's entry into the Union and 1906, 27 people were executed by hanging in Minnesota. Public opinion soon shifted against the death penalty in the state and was formally abolished in 1911. Since its abolishment, there have been 23 attempts to reinstate the death penalty, but none of these bills passed the state legislature.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Franz, Gerhard.

German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hildibert, composed of the elements hild ‘strife, battle’ + berht ‘bright, famous’.

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

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