Brief Life History of Clarence Filmore
When Clarence Filmore Tweedy was born on 17 March 1896, in Sherwill, Campbell, Virginia, United States, his father, Emmett Filmore Tweedy, was 47 and his mother, Nancy Mae Jones, was 41. He married Jessie Saunders Harvey on 29 October 1921, in Campbell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Virginia, United States in 1896 and Rustburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 17 June 1963, in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Campbell, Virginia, United States.
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- Clarence F Tweedy, "United States 1950 Census"
- Clarance E Tweedy, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Clarrince F Tweedy, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched
On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Tweedie .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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