Brief Life History of Esther
When Esther Beale was born on 17 August 1896, in Lineville, Wayne, Iowa, United States, her father, George H Beale, was 22 and her mother, Sarah L. Dooley, was 18. She married John Martin Conley on 12 January 1916, in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Coburg, Montgomery, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Douglas Township, Page, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 7 October 1980, in Seymour, Wayne, Iowa, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Southlawn Cemetery, Seymour, Wayne, Iowa, United States.
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- Esther Comley in household of John Comley, "United States Census, 1940"
- Esther Beale, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Esther Beale, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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World Events (8)
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.
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.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
either from Middle English bel(e) ‘fair, beautiful’ used as a woman's name, or from a pet form of an Old French, Middle English female personal name ending in -bel, especially Isabel .
nickname from Middle English bel(e) ‘fair, beautiful’ (Old French bele).
variant of Beal 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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