Brief Life History of Cora Alice
When Cora Alice Sills was born in 1889, in Wabash, Indiana, United States, her father, William Sills, was 53 and her mother, Sarah Grimes, was 38. She married Le Roy Smith on 8 April 1908, in Wabash, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Wayne Township, Allen, Indiana, United States in 1940. She died on 14 June 1969, in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States.
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- Cora Smith in household of Leroy Smith, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cora Sills - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Cora Sills
- Cora Sills, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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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.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sill , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
German: patronymic from Sill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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