Floyd Felgar Geisendorfer

Male25 December 1896–13 September 1948

Brief Life History of Floyd Felgar

When Floyd Felgar Geisendorfer was born on 25 December 1896, in Dickerson Township, Lewis, Missouri, United States, his father, Edward Geisendorfer, was 28 and his mother, Minnie Gertrude Felgar, was 24. He married Myrtle Mae Clapp on 6 October 1924, in Orange, California, United States. He lived in Chino, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1930 and Downey Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. He died on 13 September 1948, in Hanford, Kings, California, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Floyd Felgar Geisendorfer
1896–1948
Geisendorfer
1942–1942

Sources (12)

  • Floid F Guisendofer in household of E Guisendofer, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Floyd Felger Geisendorfer, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Floyd Felgor Jersendorfer, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 2

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

Age 10

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Age 14

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

Transferred use of the Welsh surname, in origin a variant of Lloyd . This form of the name results from an attempt to represent the sound of the Welsh initial Ll- using traditional English pronunciation and orthography. From the 1890s to the 1930s it was at its most popular in the United States.

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

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