Winfield Kenneth Sanborn

Brief Life History of Winfield Kenneth

When Winfield Kenneth Sanborn was born on 4 August 1903, in Madison, Kansas, United States, his father, Lucius Elson Sanborn, was 31 and his mother, Nellie May Moar, was 23. He married Agnes May Cleveland on 31 January 1928, in Howard, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Chester, Howard, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Chester Township, Howard, Iowa, United States in 1940. He died on 31 May 1985, in Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Winfield Kenneth Sanborn
1903–1985
Agnes May Cleveland
1906–1950
Marriage: 31 January 1928
Lenora Mae Sanborn
1929–2001
Marian Winifred Sanborn
1933–2020
Barbara Jeanette Sanborn
1935–2018

Sources (22)

  • Winfield Sanborn, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Winfield K Sanborn, "Colorado, County Marriages, 1864-1995"
  • U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

World Events (8)

1904

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

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

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.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name probably from Sambourne in Warminster or Sambourn in Minety (both Wiltshire), but perhaps also from Sambourne (Warwickshire). The placenames all derive from Old English sand ‘sand’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

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