Marguerite Hensley

Female22 January 1905–11 June 1969

Brief Life History of Marguerite

When Marguerite Hensley was born on 22 January 1905, in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States, her father, Hugh Angelo Hensley, was 29 and her mother, Georgia Savilla Harper, was 23. She married Theodore Pickett on 2 March 1929, in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States. She lived in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years and Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 June 1969, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theodore Pickett
1903–1959
Marguerite Hensley
1905–1969
Marriage: 2 March 1929

Sources (7)

  • Marguerite H Pickett, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Marguerite E Hensley, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Marguerit Pickett, "Find A Grave Index"

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  • Marriage
    2 March 1929Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States
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    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 1

    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

    Age 8

    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.

    1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi

    Age 17

    The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Hensley in East Worlington (Devon), from the Old English personal name Hēahmund (genitive Hēahmundes) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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

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