Fredrick Herman Ehlers

Brief Life History of Fredrick Herman

When Fredrick Herman Ehlers was born on 20 January 1920, in Iowa, United States, his father, Herman Claus Ehlers, was 24 and his mother, Bertha Louise Dorthea Lange, was 26. He lived in Scott, Iowa, United States in 1935 and Le Claire Township, Scott, Iowa, United States in 1940. He died on 30 December 1995, in Shasta, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Redding Memorial Park, Redding, Shasta, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fredrick Herman Ehlers
1920–1995
Audrey Helen Thomas
1930–1975
Edward Claus Ehlers
1949–1995
Roseanne Zoanne Ehlers
1953–2011

Sources (13)

  • Fredrich Ehlers, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Frederick Ehlers, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Frederick Herman Ehlers, "Iowa, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi

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.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

North German: patronymic from Ehler or Ehlert .

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

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