Brief Life History of Kenneth Ray
When Kenneth Ray Wendt was born on 17 September 1924, in Iowa, United States, his father, Lawrence Ray Wendt, was 24 and his mother, Marie Delilah Ritzman, was 26. He married Ruth Arlene Kruger on 17 January 1953. He lived in Madison Township, Butler, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 3 November 2005, in Butler, Iowa, United States, at the age of 81.
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- Kenneth Wendt in household of Lowrence R Wendt, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Kenneth Ray Wendt, "Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942"
- Kenneth R Wendt, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Kurt, Erwin, Hans, Dieter, Heinz, Reinhold, Wolfgang, Armin, Erhard, Ernst.
German and Danish: ethnic name for a Wend, Middle High German wind(e). The Wends (i.e. Polabian Slavs, Pomeranians, and Sorbians) once occupied a large area of northeastern and eastern Germany (extending as far west as Lüneburg, with an area called Wendland; see Wendland ), and many German placenames and surnames are of Wendish origin. Today, of all Wendish people only Sorbians still exist (in Lusatia in eastern Germany). See also Serbin 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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