Brief Life History of Else Josephine
When Else Josephine Kiesling was born on 19 November 1887, in New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, United States, her father, Carl Rudolph Kiesling, was 46 and her mother, Auguste Wilhelmine Held, was 47. She married Ralph Emerson Dyar on 30 June 1909, in Kiesling, Spokane, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Spokane City, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1940 and Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1950. She died on 10 November 1981, in King, Washington, United States, at the age of 93.
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- Else K Dyar, "United States 1950 Census"
- Else Kiesling, "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980"
- Else Josephine Kiesling, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1889 · Washington Becomes a State
On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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, Bernhardt, Ernst, Erwin, Gerhard, Heinz, Helmut, Horst, Otto.
German: topographic name for someone who lived in an area of gravelly land, from Middle High German kiselinc ‘gravel’, a derivative of Old High German kisil ‘pebble, gravel’ (see Kiesel ). There are various minor places called with this word, and the surname may also be a habitational name from any of these.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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