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Lester R Nichting 1925 - 1993

Lester Romauld Nichting of Salem, Henry County, IA was born on February 7, 1925 at Home in Salem, and died at age 68 years old on November 13, 1993 at Henry County Memorial Hospital in Mt. Pleasant.

Lester Romauld Nichting
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Salem, Henry County, IA 52649
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February 7, 1925
Home in Salem, Henry County, Iowa, 52649, United States
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November 13, 1993
Henry County Memorial Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, 47362, United States
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  • 02/7
    1925

    Birthday

    February 7, 1925
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    Home in Salem, Henry County, Iowa 52649, United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Lester was German on his paternal line: his paternal grandfather, Theodore, was born in Germany in 1842. He was also German on his maternal line: his maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Harmeyer was born in 1829 in Germany.

  • Early Life & Education

    Lester said the he had completed 4 years of High School when he entered the military.

  • Military Service

    Lester served in the United States Army during World War II. He enlisted on March 30th, 1944 and he was discharged on February 19th, 1946. His service record was as follows: Military serial#: 37693352 Enlisted: March 30, 1944 in Cp Dodge Herrold Iowa Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law

  • Professional Career

    The military classified Lester's civilian occupation as "Farm Hands, General Farms". At the age of 25, he told the 1950 Federal census that he was a farmer in Jackson, Iowa.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Lester Romauld Nichting was born on February 7th, 1925 in Salem, Iowa to John Matthias Nichting (1882 - 1967) and Elizabeth "Lizzie" M. Harmeyer (1894 - 1983) and he had siblings Gerhard, Bernard, and a sister. Lester Nichting married Ethelreda M. Bentler (1927 - 2010) and they had eight children: five daughters, including Leslie (1965 - 2013) and three sons.
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    1993

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    November 13, 1993
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    Henry County Memorial Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa 47362, United States
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In 1925, in the year that Lester R Nichting was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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In 1963, at the age of 38 years old, Lester was alive when on November 22nd, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when President John Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was sworn in on the plane carrying Kennedy's body back to Washington D.C.
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Nichting, Marlene (Feb 14, 1938 - Jan 1981) Nichting, Grace (Sep 29, 1920 - Apr 30, 1993) Nichting, Cornelius (May 4, 1904 - Dec 1992) Nichting, Norbert (Oct 27, 1915 - Dec 1981) Nichting, Mary (Dec 11, 1929 - Jan 15, 2003) Nichting, Dorothy (Feb 16, 1908 - Jan 24, 1993) Nichting, Gladys (Nov 17, 1916 - Aug 18, 2000) Nichting, Margaret (May 15, 1881 - May 1983) Nichting, Gilbert (Mar 7, 1892 - Nov 1963) Nichting, Stanley (Dec 8, 1903 - Feb 7, 1989)
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