Brief Life History of Elmer John
When Elmer John Voss was born on 16 April 1908, in Minnesota, United States, his father, William B. Voss, was 34 and his mother, Ida Edith Ebeling, was 32. He married Edna A. Dinse on 5 September 1934, in Steele, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Meriden Township, Steele, Minnesota, United States for about 30 years. He died on 21 May 1994, in Owatonna Township, Steele, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Meriden Township, Steele, Minnesota, United States.
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- Elmer J Voss, "United States Census, 1940"
- Elmer J Voss, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
- Elmer J. Voss, "Find A Grave Index"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
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1914 · The Man With The First Air Conditioned Home
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1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Erwin, Heinz, Dieter, Ernst, Fritz, Gunther, Helmut, Ulrich, Erna.
North German: nickname from Middle Low German vos, vōs ‘fox’ for a clever or sly person. This surname is also found in the Netherlands (compare Vos ) and France (Alsace and Lorraine).
English: variant of Foss .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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