Herman Detlef Henningsen

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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Family Time Line

Hans Henry Henningsen
1871–1954
Margaretha Anna Clausen
1877–1953
Herman Detlef Henningsen
1899–1961
Johannes Wilhelm Marvin Henningsen
1901–1981
Edward William Henningson
1903–1978
Anna Maria Katrina Henningsen
1905–1990
Minnie Caroline Alvina Henningsen
1915–1994

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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