Brief Life History of Emmett Price
When Emmett Price Tweedy was born on 9 April 1881, in Campbell, Virginia, United States, his father, Robert Otey Tweedy, was 30 and his mother, Mary Edna "Mollie" Barnett, was 23. He married Evie Virginia Evans on 28 April 1909, in Campbell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Rustburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States for about 30 years and Rustburg District, Campbell, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 14 May 1975, in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Campbell, Virginia, United States.
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- Emmett P Tweedy, "United States Census, 1940"
- Emmett P Tweedy, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Emmett Price Tweedy, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
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Scottish: variant of Tweedie .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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