Florence Nora Poggemiller

Female18 January 1920–1960

Brief Life History of Florence Nora

When Florence Nora Poggemiller was born on 18 January 1920, in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, her father, Charles Henry Poggemiller, was 30 and her mother, Jessie Florence Houston, was 24. She married Cleo Earl Croson on 19 April 1939, in Lee, Iowa, United States. She lived in Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died in 1960, in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus City, Louisa, Iowa, United States.

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Cleo Earl Croson
1909–1968
Florence Nora Poggemiller
1920–1960
Marriage: 19 April 1939

Sources (8)

  • Nora Pogemiller in household of Chas Pogemiller, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Florence Nora Poggemiller, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Florence Poggemiller, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 April 1939Lee, Iowa, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi

    Age 2

    The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 3

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    1931

    Age 11

    The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

    Name Meaning

    Medieval form of the Latin masculine name Florentius (a derivative of florens ‘blossoming, flourishing’) and its feminine form Florentia. In the Middle Ages the name was commonly borne by men (as, for example, the historian Florence of Worcester), but it is now exclusively a girl's name. This was revived in the second half of the 19th century, being given in honour of Florence Nightingale ( 1820–1910 ), the founder of modern nursing, who organized a group of nurses to serve in the Crimean War. She herself received the name because she was born in the Italian city of Florence (Latin Florentia, Italian Firenze).

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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