George Otto Dehnel

Brief Life History of George Otto

When George Otto Dehnel was born on 28 October 1915, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, Otto Wilhelm Robert Dehnel, was 37 and his mother, Clara Anna Magdalina Kniess, was 28. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Hildegard Beilke. He lived in Maine, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 January 1985, in Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Otto Dehnel
1915–1985
Hildegard Beilke
1920–2013
Donna M Dehnel
1938–2014
Le Roy John Dehnel
1939–2022
Ardell Ruth Dehnel
1943–2007

Sources (6)

  • George Dahnel in household of Otto Dahnel, "United States Census, 1930"
  • George Otto Dehnel, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997"
  • George O Dehnel in entry for Ardell R Rajek, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1919 · Minimum Wage Laws Passed

The first minimum wage law took effect in 1919 and specified women and children under 17 years of age should be paid 22 cents per hour.

1934 · Kohler Strike

Employees at Kohler Company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, attempted to organize a union, but the company would not work with them. The employees organized a strike on July 27, 1934. Events escalated and two people were killed and 47 were injured.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Ewald.

German: variant of Degen 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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