Brief Life History of Carl
When Carl Polson was born on 11 March 1875, in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States, his father, George Peter Polson, was 29 and his mother, Johanna Sophia Wallin, was 27. He married Harta Gunborg Pearson on 5 April 1913, in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Center Township, Appanoose, Iowa, United States in 1900. He died in June 1963, in Iowa, United States, at the age of 88.
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- Carl J F Polson in household of Peter Polson, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Carl Polson, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Carl Polson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Scotland): from the Middle English personal name Pole or Poul (from Latin Paulus, modern Paul) + -son; see Paul .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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