Brief Life History of Anora Blanche
When Anora Blanche Mason was born on 17 March 1887, in Marion, West Virginia, United States, her father, Ezra Adam Mason, was 28 and her mother, Elzina Landora Wilson, was 30. She married Thomas Hillard Toothman in 1904, in Marion, West Virginia, United States. She lived in Fairview, Marion, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Fairview, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States in 1939. She died on 20 October 1967, in Belmont, Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mannington Cemetery, Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States.
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- Blanche Toothman in household of Hillard Toothman, "United States Census, 1910"
- Anora B. Mason, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- A B Mason, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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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.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .
Altered form of French Masson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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