Brief Life History of John David
When John David Brees was born on 13 February 1883, in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States, his father, Steven Douglas Brees, was 37 and his mother, Ellender Miller, was 30. He married Ida May Umbenhower on 4 August 1902, in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Township, Lucas, Iowa, United States in 1900. He died on 22 May 1936, in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville Township, Marion, Iowa, United States.
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- David Brees in household of William M Youst, "United States Census, 1900"
- David Brees, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- John David Brees, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1884 · There is now a Capital Building
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Flemish: from a vernacular form of the personal name Brictius (see Brice ).
English: variant of Breese .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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