Rhoda Halverson

Brief Life History of Rhoda

When Rhoda Halverson was born on 19 November 1865, in Gran, Oppland, Norway, her father, Halvor Halvorsen, was 33 and her mother, Carrie Paulson, was 35. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Amos Franklin Work. She immigrated to United States in 1871 and lived in Obert, Cedar, Nebraska, United States in 1920 and Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States in 1930. She died in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Lucas, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amos Franklin Work
1867–1916
Rhoda Halverson
1865–1948
Wilbur Leslie Work
1893–1970
Elsie Clara Work
1896–1978
Glenn Harry Work
1901–1935

Sources (17)

  • Rhoda Works, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Rhoda Halvorson Work, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Rhoda Work in entry for Wilbur Leslie Work, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1867

Nebraska is the 37th state.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Norwegian or Danish Halvorsen and of its Swedish cognate Halvarsson. Compare Alverson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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