Brief Life History of Elmer Samuel
When Elmer Samuel Lethin was born on 25 April 1881, in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States, his father, Mattias Persson Lethin, was 37 and his mother, Caroline Linnea Samuelson, was 34. He married Edna E Lowe on 23 June 1909, in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 1 December 1957, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.
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- E S Lethin, "United States Census, 1930"
- Almer Samuel Lethin, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Elmer Samuel Lethin, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
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.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer.
Jewish (from Belarus): metronymic from the female personal name Lesha, a hypocoristic form of the Biblical Lea.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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