Brief Life History of Loretta Rose
When Loretta Rose Schall was born on 10 March 1900, in Beaver Township, Boone, Iowa, United States, her father, John Maxamillian Schall, was 29 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Shaw, was 25. She married Otho Herbert Steelsmith on 20 August 1924, in Ogden, Boone, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Boone, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Beaver, Boone, Iowa, United States in 1930. She died in 1991, at the age of 91, and was buried in Ogden, Boone, Iowa, United States.
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- Laretta Steelsmith in household of Otho Steelsmith, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Loretta Schall, "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950"
- Loretta Rosa Schall, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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.
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
Name Meaning
German: nickname for a braggart or for a market crier, from Middle High German schal ‘noise’, ‘bragging’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Schall ‘sound’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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