Marguerite Elizabeth Borsch

8 May 1900–12 February 1998 (Age 97)
Veedersburg, Van Buren Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of Marguerite Elizabeth

When Marguerite Elizabeth Borsch was born on 8 May 1900, in Veedersburg, Van Buren Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States, her father, Charles Borsch, was 40 and her mother, Hannah Elizabeth Reep, was 37. She married Cecil Herbert Drollinger on 21 March 1948, in Warren, Kern, California, United States. She lived in Champaign Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1940 and Champaign, Illinois, United States for about 40 years. She died on 12 February 1998, in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank Dietrich
1899–1974
Marguerite Elizabeth Borsch
1900–1998
Marriage: about 1964

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1964Illinois, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
    Age 1
    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
    1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
    Age 6
    The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
    1927
    Age 27
    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Bernhard, Johann.German (Börsch): from a pet form of the medieval personal name Liborius (see Liborio ), the name of the patron saint of the city of Paderborn.German (also Börsch): habitational name from any of several places called Borsch (as in Hesse and Thuringia) or Börsch (in Alsace and Rhineland).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Liborio

    Sources (5)

    • Marguerite Elizabeth Drollinger in entry for Cecil Herbert Drollinger, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
    • Legacy NFS Source: Marguerite Elizabeth Borsch - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Marguerite Elizabeth Borsch
    • Marguerite Dietrich, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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