When Lavanche Frances Severe was born on 20 January 1884, in Daviess, Missouri, United States, her father, James Monroe Severe, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Hoover, was 26. She married Frederick Newton Tunnell on 24 December 1903, in Pattonsburg, Daviess, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. She lived in Salem Township, Daviess, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. She died on 27 May 1968, in Salem, Daviess, Missouri, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Coffey Cemetery, Salem, Daviess, Missouri, United States.
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The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: French Michel, Pierre, Clovis, Elodie, Fanchon, Gabrielle, Lucien, Monique, Regine, Rigaud.
Breton and French (Sévère): from the French personal name Sévère, from Latin Severus, meaning ‘harsh, austere’. Severus was the name of several Roman Emperors, including Alexander Severus (died 235), born in Syria, who was noted for his virtuous and studious character and his tolerance towards Christians. It was also borne by several early Christian saints. In France, this surname is found almost exclusively in Brittany (Finistère).
West Indian (mainly Haiti, also Martinique and Guadeloupe; Sévère): from the French personal name Sévère (see 1 above), or a nickname from French sévère ‘severe’.
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