Brief Life History of Eleanor Lorraine
When Eleanor Lorraine Rod was born on 21 August 1916, in Roland, Story, Iowa, United States, her father, Conrad E Rod, was 32 and her mother, Ethel May Brouard, was 26. She lived in Story, Iowa, United States in 1925. She died on 13 February 1991, at the age of 74, and was buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, Story, Iowa, United States.
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- Eleanor L Rod in household of Conrad E Rod, "United States Census, 1930"
- Eleanor Lorraine Rod, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Eleanor L Rod, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1917 · Camp Dodge
Original construction of the Camp Dodge began in 1907 and was originally planned to provide a place for the National Guard units to train. In 1917, it was handed over to national authorities and expanded to become the regional training center for World War I forces. The Camp was named after Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge, who organized Iowa's first National Guard unit. When the war ended, the camp was downsized and turned back over to the state until the start of World War II. Today, Camp Dodge has served only as a Guard and Reserve installation.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German: habitational name from any of several places called Rod, or a topographic name for somene who lived in a woodland clearing, from a derivative of Middle High German roden ‘to clear land for cultivation’. Compare Rhodes .
Norwegian (Rød): habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named, from Old Norse ruth ‘clearing’.
Czech and Croatian: from a short form of the Slavic compound personal names based on the element rod ‘family, relatives’, e.g. Rodoslav.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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