Dorothy Anna Nienaber

Brief Life History of Dorothy Anna

When Dorothy Anna Nienaber was born on 10 June 1914, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, her father, John Henry Nienaber, was 44 and her mother, Anna Marie Seidl, was 43. She lived in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States in 1920. She died on 27 September 2005, in Fall River Mills, Shasta, California, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick James Bridgewater
1910–1992
Dorothy Anna Nienaber
1914–2005

Sources (4)

  • Dorothy Nienaber in household of Henry J Nienaber, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Dorothy Anna Nienaber Bridgewater, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Dorothy Anna Nienaber in entry for Diane Bridgewater, "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002"

World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1919 · Minimum Wage Laws Passed

The first minimum wage law took effect in 1919 and specified women and children under 17 years of age should be paid 22 cents per hour.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

North German: nickname from Low German nie ‘new’ + nabur ‘neighbor’.

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

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