Brief Life History of David Jacob
When David Jacob Wedel was born on 12 August 1913, in Meno, Major, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Jacob David Wedel, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Marie Voth, was 28. He had at least 1 daughter with Vernice Viola Johnson. He lived in Avilla Township, Comanche, Kansas, United States in 1915 and Avilla, Comanche, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 November 2003, in Garber, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Garfield, Oklahoma, United States.
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- David Wedel, "Kansas State Census, 1915"
- David Wedel, "United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931"
- David J Wedel, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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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.
1917 · The Green Corn Rebellion
A farmer’s revolt known as the Green Corn Rebellion resulted due to frustration toward landowners and local authorities. A small group of wealthy landowners obtained property by fraudulent means which forced many Oklahoma farmers into a tenancy in 1917. Many farmers joined the Working Class Union who became hostile toward county officials. Hundreds of men gathered on the farm of John Spears in Sasakwa where they planned to march to Washington to repeal the draft act and end the war. Their plan included eating green corn and beef along the way, which gave the rebellion its name. An informer alerted authorities and their effort was halted as several groups collided with the rebels, firing shots into the air. The men scattered, three were killed, over 400 were arrested, and 150 were convicted and received federal prison sentences.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German:
habitational name from any of various places called Wedel or Wedell, all in northern Germany.
in northwestern Germany a topographic name for someone who lived in a forest, from Middle Low German wede ‘wood, forest’ + lo ‘brush’, ‘wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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