Brief Life History of Waldo Izatt
When Waldo Izatt Stoddard was born on 11 September 1904, in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States, his father, George Eckersley Stoddard, was 39 and his mother, Ellen Spowart Izatt, was 34. He married Winifred Johanna Holmgren on 1 June 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1940 and East Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1950. He died on 25 May 1986, in Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside, California, United States.
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- Waldo I Stoddard, "United States 1950 Census"
- Stoddard, "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918"
- Waldo I Stoddard, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for someone who looked after a stud of horses, from Middle English and Older Scots stod(e), stud(e) ‘establishment where horses were bred’, ‘herd of stallions or mares’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’.
English: variant of Stothard, an occupational name for a keeper of cattle or horses, from Middle English stot ‘steer, bullock’ or ‘horse’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’. The name was probably confused with Stodeherd ‘keeper of stud-horses’ (see above).
History: The Stoddard family of Boston, MA, was introduced by Anthony Stoddard (1600–1686), who settled there in 1639. Solomon Stoddard (1643–1728/9) was a prominent Congregational clergyman in MA, the grandfather of Jonathan Edwards, and progenitor of many noted descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Winifred H. Stoddard
Wyn was 98 years old on July 16, 2002. She is quite healthy and still has a delightful sense of humor. She and Waldo met in Ogden, Utah, while they were working for rival banks. She saw him for the fi …
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