Brief Life History of Herman Detlef
When Herman Detlef Henningsen was born on 30 July 1899, in Crawford, Iowa, United States, his father, Hans Henry Henningsen, was 27 and his mother, Margaretha Anna Clausen, was 22. He lived in Goodrich Township, Crawford, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Springwater Township, Rock, Minnesota, United States for about 20 years. He died on 24 February 1961, in Rock, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Herman D Honningsen, "United States Census, 1920"
- Herman Henningsen, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Herman Detloff Henningsen, "Minnesota, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1906 · The End of Capital Punishment
Between the state's entry into the Union and 1906, 27 people were executed by hanging in Minnesota. Public opinion soon shifted against the death penalty in the state and was formally abolished in 1911. Since its abolishment, there have been 23 attempts to reinstate the death penalty, but none of these bills passed the state legislature.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Gerhard, Guenter, Heinrich, Ingo, Klaus, Manfred.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Henning 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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