Ira Ray Arnold

Male22 August 1885–20 November 1957

Brief Life History of Ira Ray

When Ira Ray Arnold was born on 22 August 1885, in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States, his father, John Henry Arnold, was 28 and his mother, Mary Edith Frane, was 25. He married Alice M. Presbrey on 6 June 1935, in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, United States. He died on 20 November 1957, in Rock Falls, Whiteside, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Rock Falls, Whiteside, Illinois, United States.

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Ira Ray Arnold
1885–1957
Alice M. Presbrey
1878–
Marriage: 6 June 1935

Sources (9)

  • Ira R Arnold im Haushalt von John H Arnold, „United States Census, 1910“
  • Ira R. Arnold, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Ira R Arnold, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 June 1935Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 1

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1892 · The Chicago Canal

    Age 7

    The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

    1904

    Age 19

    St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.

    English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .

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

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