Brief Life History of Howard Melville
Howard Melville Rigdon was born on 22 December 1875, in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States. He married Julia Ann Harker on 21 April 1895, in Grant Township, Linn, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Julien Township, Dubuque, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 5 February 1940, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.
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- Howard Rigdon in household of Walter Rigdon, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Edward M. Rigdon, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"
- Howard Melvill Rigdon, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Rikedun, a diminutive of Rikke, short for Rikard (see Rickard ) + the Old French hypocoristic suffix -dun. Compare Higdon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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