Brief Life History of Mary Allene
When Mary Allene Cornelison was born on 20 October 1918, in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, her father, Ulysses Hayes Cornelison, was 40 and her mother, Ada Loretta Jones, was 34. She lived in Cedar Grove, Randolph, North Carolina, United States in 1920. She died on 30 July 2007, in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
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- Allene Carmelison in household of Ulysses Carmelison, "United States Census, 1920"
- Alleen Cornelison, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
- Mary A Cornelison, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
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 The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1920 · Women Get the Vote
In 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified making it so that women could vote. This achievement finally gave North Carolina the freedom to vote they had been fighting for since 1897.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Dutch Cornelissen: patronymic from the personal name Cornelis + -sen ‘son’. See Cornelius .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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