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Idabelle Firestone
Idabelle Smith Firestone (November 10, 1874 – July 7, 1954) was an American composer and songwriter. Biography She was born in Minnesota City, Minnesota, to Eliza B. Allen (1843–1923) and George T. Smith (1841-1921), the youngest of five children. Her father was the inventor of a flour milling process that turns out "Patent" and "Half Patent" flour. She learned to play piano and organ as a girl and studied music at Alma College (St. Thomas, Ontario), Alma College, Ontario. On 20 November 1895, she married Harvey Samuel Firestone, who had begun the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company five years earlier. She was the mother of Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., and Leonard Firestone, the grandmother of Brooks Firestone, and the great-grandmother of William Clay Ford, Jr., Andrew Firestone, and Nick Firestone. She was not the only composer in the Firestone family. Her grand-daughter Elizabeth Firestone (b. 1922) composed music for the film Once More, My Darling (1949), which starred Rober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota City, Minnesota
Minnesota City is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 202 at the 2020 census. History Minnesota City was platted in 1852. The city took its name from the Minnesota Territory. A post office has been in operation in Minnesota City since 1852. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 204 people, 81 households, and 60 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 89 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.5% White and 0.5% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 81 households, of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.9% were non-families. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |