Brief Life History of Adele Helena
When Adele Helena Patten was born on 11 July 1883, in Denver, Colorado, United States, her father, William Lunt Patten, was 30 and her mother, Cora Ann Van Vliet, was 22. She married Andrew Watson Woods on 25 September 1907. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States for about 3 years and El Centro, Imperial, California, United States in 1920. She died on 24 June 1931, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Adele Woods in household of Andrew Woods, "United States Census, 1930"
- Adele H Woods, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Adele Helena Patton Woods, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1890 · Gold is Discovered
In 1890, Robert Miller Womack discovers a rich gold deposit along Cripple Creek, near the western slope of Pikes Peak. This would become the richest gold strike in the Rocky Mountin area.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English:
occasionally a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of clogs, from Middle English paten ‘clog’ (Old French patin).
variant of Patton (a Middle English pet form of Patrick) with -in substituted for -on.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Adele Patten Woods
Adele Patten Woods was a talented musician. At the age of 16 she taught a group of blind students to play the violin. Several of her blind students long remained her friends, appreciating the joy she …
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