Esther Baughman (1895–1978) • FamilySearch

Esther Baughman

8 April 1895–June 1978 (Age 83)
Pulaski, Davis, Iowa, United States

The Life of Esther

When Esther Baughman was born on 8 April 1895, in Pulaski, Davis, Iowa, United States, her father, William Christian Baughman, was 28 and her mother, Anna May Augspurger, was 25. She married Bayard Mathews Fordemwalt in 1917, in Iowa, United States. She lived in Prairie Township, Davis, Iowa, United States in 1910. She died in June 1978, in Grove Township, Davis, Iowa, United States, at the age of 83.

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Parents and Siblings

Bayard Mathews Fordemwalt

1895–1990

Esther Baughman

1895–1978

Marriage: 1917

Spouse and Children

Bayard Mathews Fordemwalt

Male1895–1990Male

Esther Baughman

Female1895–1978Female

MARRIAGE
1917
Iowa, United States

Parents and Siblings

William Christian Baughman

Male1866–1951Male

Anna May Augspurger

Female1869–1916Female

siblings

(5)

Esther Baughman

Female1895–1978Female

Edna Perris Baughman

Female1898–1986Female

Harold Christian Baughman

Male1901–1987Male

Helen Landon Baughman

Female1904–1964Female

Warren William Baughman

Male1907–1979Male

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 1

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

Age 18

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.

1917

Age 22

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

Baughman

Esther

Probably an Americanized form of German and Jewish Bachmann .

Possible Related Names

Bachmann

Sources (1)

Esther A Baughman in household of William C Baughman, "United States Census, 1910"

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