Brief Life History of Vera Grace
When Vera Grace Kindig was born on 15 April 1899, in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, her father, Andrew Wesley Kendig, was 44 and her mother, Anna M W Kirk, was 41. She married Ernest Everett Conn on 16 April 1921, in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Augusta, Des Moines, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1950. She died on 13 June 1976, in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
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- Vera G Kindig, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
- Vera Kisedig, "Iowa, Birth and Stillbirth Records, 1921-1947"
- Vera Kindig, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
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.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
German: nickname from kündig or kundig (later kindig) ‘skillful, knowledgeable, clever’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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