When Allie Rena Shear was born on 8 January 1889, in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, her father, Sidney Shear, was 43 and her mother, Frances Maria Sherman, was 37. She married Arthur Lewis Mankin on 18 January 1912, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Broad Run District, Loudoun, Virginia, United States in 1940 and Washington, Washington County, District of Columbia, United States in 1950. She died on 14 January 1976, in Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States.
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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.
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.
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
English: nickname for a beautiful or radiant person, or one with fair hair, from Middle English scher, schir ‘bright, fair’ (Old English scǣre, scīr). In addition, the name may be a habitational name from Shere (Surrey), named from the word above.
Possibly an altered form of German Schier .
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