Brief Life History of Napoleon Joseph
When Napoleon Joseph Drow was born on 2 October 1887, in Michigan, United States, his father, Philip Drow, was 29 and his mother, Eleanor Alice Volk, was 24. He married Mary Sophia Denoyer on 15 June 1910, in Leelanau, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Leland, Leelanau, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Leland Township, Leelanau, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 21 April 1942, in Leelanau, Michigan, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Milan Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States.
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- Napoleon Drow, "United States Census, 1940"
- Napoleon Joseph Drow, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Napoleon Joseph Drow, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Aida, Cruz Maria, Diego, Jose, Miguel, Milagros, Nydia, Osvaldo, Rodriguez, Vidal.
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Drogo, a short form of compound names based on the element drog, presumably meaning ‘battle’ (see also Drew ). This surname is also found in Puerto Rico.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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