Alice Maude SowardAge: 69 years1891–1960
- Name
- Alice Maude Soward
- Given names
- Alice Maude
- Surname
- Soward
- Married name
- Alice Maude Dyke
Shared note: Bernice Ada Dyke Obituary and Family History
Shared note: Keith Orice Dyke Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | June 25, 1891 28 25 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death of a mother | Jennie Smith September 3, 1898 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
 Marriage | Earl Wesley Dyke — View this family October 22, 1907 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ethyl Dora Dyke September 6, 1908 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Bernice Ada Dyke June 3, 1911 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | 1915 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 26 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Irla Mae Dyke January 9, 1923 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | 1925 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Keith Orice Dyke April 24, 1926 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 5, 1930 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 13, 1940 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Bernice Ada Dyke April 6, 1945 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a father | Jesse Benton Soward March 19, 1949 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1950 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | October 22, 1960 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Valley Public Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jesse Benton Soward Birth: January 21, 1863 — Vermilion, Illinois, United States Death: March 19, 1949 — Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Jennie Smith Birth: June 25, 1866 — Greene, Illinois, United States Death: September 3, 1898 — Butler, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1886 — Kansas, United States |
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6 years herself |
Alice Maude Soward Birth: June 25, 1891 28 25 — Latham, Butler, Kansas, United States Death: October 22, 1960 — Alameda, Alameda, California, United States |
| Family with Earl Wesley Dyke |
| husband |
Earl Wesley Dyke Birth: July 26, 1889 22 16 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States Death: August 4, 1961 — Alameda, California, United States |
| herself |
Alice Maude Soward Birth: June 25, 1891 28 25 — Latham, Butler, Kansas, United States Death: October 22, 1960 — Alameda, Alameda, California, United States |
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Marriage: October 22, 1907 — Blaine, Oklahoma, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Ethyl Dora Dyke Birth: September 6, 1908 19 17 — Taloga, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States Death: June 5, 1995 — Contra Costa, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Bernice Ada Dyke Birth: June 3, 1911 21 19 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States Death: April 6, 1945 — Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States |
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12 years daughter |
Irla Mae Dyke Birth: January 9, 1923 33 31 — Malvern, Mills, Iowa, United States Death: September 5, 2004 — Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States |
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3 years son |
Keith Orice Dyke Birth: April 24, 1926 36 34 — Malvern, Mills, Iowa, United States Death: January 2, 1976 — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Alice Maude Soward - Household
Hickory, Butler, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Earl Wesley Dyke - Household
Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Iowa State - Census transcript - Alice Maude Soward - Household
Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
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| Census | Iowa State - Census transcript - Earl Wesley Dyke - Household
Mills, Iowa, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Earl Wesley Dyke - Household
Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Earl Wesley Dyke - Household
Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Earl Wesley Dyke - Household
Woodstock, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
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| Name | Bernice Ada Dyke Obituary and Family History
Bernis Meidl, 34,
Succumbs Here
Mrs. Bernis Ada Meidl, 34, died
in Watsonville hospital late Fri-
day afternoon following a heart
attack at her home in Corralitos,
Rt 5, Box 503. A native of Iowa,
Mrs. Meidl had lived in Watson-
ville for the past 18 years and
was a graduate of local schools.
The attack occurred at 4 p.m.
Friday when Mrs. Meidl was pre-
paring to go horseback riding and
had gone to the stable to get her
horse. She was found unconscious
by Ruth Schalow, also of Corrali
tos, who had an appointment with
her for the horseback trip and
who called Mehl's ambulance. Ac-
cording to her physician, Mrs.
Meidl had suffered from a serious
heart condition for many years,
but had improved in recent
months.
Mrs. Meili Is survived by her
husband, Joseph H. Meidl; two
children, Jo Ann and Ronald; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl W.
Dyke of this city; a brother, Ken-
neth Dyke; ARMlc, U.S. navy,
Florida; two sisters, Mrs. Ernie
Picanso and Mrs. Edward Clai-
bourn, both of Oakland.
Episcopal Funeral services will
be held Monday, 2 p.m., in Mehl’s
chapel with burial in Pajaro Val
ley Memorial park.
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| Name | Keith Orice Dyke Obituary and Family Listing
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, Hawaii) 5 Jan 1976 Mon
Keith O Dyke, Age 49, 6770 Hawaii Kai Drive. Borthwick Mortuary
Former Insurance Claims Manager, died Friday.
Cremated
Survived by wife: Dawn
Sisters, Ethel Picanso of California and Irla Meanor of Oregon.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205946184/keith_orice-dyke |