Ethel Cora Hess

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Brief Life History of Ethel Cora

Ethel Cora Hess was born in New York, United States as the daughter of Leander George Hess and Ida Jane Dunk. She married Raymond William Byrd on 2 June 1908, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States for about 30 years.

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Family Time Line

Raymond William Byrd
1890–
Ethel Cora Hess
–
Marriage: 2 June 1908
Esther Elizabeth Byrd
1908–2002
Ralph R Byrd
1912–1981
Mildred I Byrd
1915–

Sources (13)

  • Ethel S Byrd in household of Raymond W Byrd, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ethel Cora Hess - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Ethel Cora Hess
  • Ethel Hess, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 June 1908New York, United States

    • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

    Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.

    1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

    The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

    Name Meaning

    German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from the territory of Hesse (see Hessen 1).

    South German: from a short form of the personal name Matthäus (see Matthew ).

    German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hesso, a derivative of a compound name formed with hadu ‘strife’ as the first element, or from a pet form of Herman or Hendrik (see Henry 1).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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