Brief Life History of Elsie
When Elsie Pry was born on 1 March 1892, in Danbury, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, her father, Ambrose Pry, was 33 and her mother, Sarah Jamima Dimit, was 36. She married Lewellyn "Lou" Swanger on 25 July 1912, in Ida Grove, Ida, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Woodbury, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Griggs Township, Ida, Iowa, United States in 1930. She died on 8 January 1979, in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Liston Township Cemetery, Danbury, Woodbury, Iowa, United States.
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- Elsie Swanger in household of Louis Swanger, "United States Census, 1930"
- Elsie Pry Pry, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Elsie Pry, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Irish (mainly County Down): variant of Prey . This surname is rare in Britain.
Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Prey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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