Brief Life History of Helen Gertrude Clara
When Helen Gertrude Clara Sommerfeld was born on 31 July 1906, in Greenfield Township, Calhoun, Iowa, United States, her father, Albert G. Sommerfeld, was 36 and her mother, Emma Ehlers, was 34. She married George William Emil Zinnel on 18 November 1925, in Calhoun, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Center Township, Calhoun, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. She died in January 1979, in Calhoun, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City, Calhoun, Iowa, United States.
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- Helen Zinnel, "United States Census, 1940"
- Hellen Gertrude Sommerfeld, "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950"
- Helen Gertrude Clara Sommerfield, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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World Events (8)
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
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
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Detlef, Gerhard, Gunther, Helmut, Johannes, Reinhold, Wolfgang.
German: habitational name from any of several places so named.
German: topographic name from fields so named because they were cultivated only in the summer, from Middle High German sumer, Middle Low German somer ‘summer’ + velt ‘open country, field’. This surname (in any of the two possible senses; see also 1 above) is also found in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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