Zephaniah Merle KIDDER

1898 - 1984  (85 years)

• Name	Zephaniah Merle KIDDER
  Birth	1 Oct 1898	Dubuque County, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Aug 1984	McHenry County, North Dakota
  Burial	Union Cemetery, Towner, McHenry County, North Dakota
  Notes	A native of Iowa, he was born October 1st 1898, and moved to North Dakota to teach school at Drake and Towner. He was elected McHenry County Superintendent of schools in 1934, a position he held for 16 years. In 1935, he initiated the first hot lunch program in the United States. In 1939, he was appointed to the first North Dakota State Board of Higher Education. He resigned from the Board in 1954 to become the State Director of Vocational Rehabilitation and retired in 1968. As a World War I Veteran, Mr. Kidder was American Legion Post commander and adjutant at Towner and was honored by the Legion. He became Grand Master of Masons in North Dakota in 1955. (Taken from the Oct-Nov-Dec 1984 Edition of the ND Mason)
  Person ID	I43277	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Arlene MYHRE,   b. 9 Apr 1903, Palo Alto County, Iowa d. 12 Feb 1943, Rolette County, North Dakota (Age 39 years)
  Children	1. Kenneth M KIDDER,   b. 1930   d. 14 Aug 1969, Rolette County, North Dakota (Age 39 years)   2. Marilyn KIDDER,   b. 23 Apr 1933, North Dakota d. 23 Jul 2020, Jefferson County, Colorado (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F29017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2025