Evertt C. Fenner

Male17 March 1906–9 October 1969

Brief Life History of Evertt C.

When Evertt C. Fenner was born on 17 March 1906, in Buena Vista Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States, his father, Charles Wilson Fenner, was 42 and his mother, Mary Alice Rood, was 35. He had at least 2 sons with Vada Mae Burnham. He lived in Richland Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States in 1940 and Lynn Grove Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States in 1950. He died on 9 October 1969, in Lynnville, Jasper, Iowa, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Lynnville, Jasper, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Evertt C. Fenner
1906–1969
Vada Mae Burnham
1911–1994
Charles Joseph Fenner
1932–2007
Clair Eugene Fenner
1936–2021

Sources (15)

  • Everett Fenner, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ernest Fenner, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Everett Fenner, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

Age 1

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

Age 7

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.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 17

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

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English fen(ne) ‘fen, marsh’ (Old English fenn) + -er, a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a marsh or fen. Fenn Place in Worth in Sussex had owners called atte Fenne, who in the time of King Henry VI (1421–1471) apparently changed their name to Fenner. See Fenn .

English: variant of Fainer, from Middle English feiner, fener ‘haymonger, one who sells hay’ (Old French fenier), or perhaps a nickname from Middle English feiner ‘inventor; hypocrite’.

South German and Swiss German: occupational name for an ensign or standard bearer, from Middle High German vener, an agent derivative of Middle High German vane ‘flag’. See also Fenrich .

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

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