Brief Life History of Vera Frances
When Vera Frances Mercer was born on 3 September 1901, in Guthrie, Iowa, United States, her father, Samuel Matson Clement Mercer, was 40 and her mother, Emma Christina Bloom Mercer, was 35. She married Reuben Leonidas Crock on 23 December 1920, in Kimball, Kimball, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Highland Township, Guthrie, Iowa, United States in 1910. She died on 23 November 1979, in Pine Bluffs, Laramie, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Pine Bluffs, Laramie, Wyoming, United States.
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- Vera Crock, "United States 1950 Census"
- Vera F. Mercer, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Vera Frances Mercer Crock, "Find A Grave Index"
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1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.
Name Meaning
English and Catalan: occupational name for a merchant, from Old French mercier, merchier (see Mercier ). In Middle English the term was applied particularly to someone who dealt in textiles, especially the more costly and luxurious fabrics such as silks, satin, and velvet.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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