Amelia Kahler

Female26 May 1867–3 August 1923

Brief Life History of Amelia

When Amelia Kahler was born on 26 May 1867, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, her father, Henry Kahler, was 32 and her mother, Julia Beyer, was 20. She married Fernando Cortez Calkins on 4 October 1902, in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States. She lived in Davenport Township, Scott, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 3 August 1923, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Davenport Township, Scott, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fernando Cortez Calkins
1868–1900
Amelia Kahler
1867–1923
Marriage: 4 October 1902

Sources (14)

  • Emilie Koehler in household of Henry Koehler, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Amelia Kahler, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Amelia Kahler Calkins, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 October 1902Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

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    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

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    As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 15

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    Name Meaning

    German:

    nickname meaning ‘(the) bald one’, an inflected form of the adjective, from Middle High German kal ‘bald’. Compare Kahl .

    (Kähler): see Kaehler .

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

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