Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Herwehe was born on 19 February 1888, in Monroe, Jasper, Iowa, United States, her father, Henry Herwehe, was 29 and her mother, Anna Katherine Wittmer, was 23. She married John Ervin Walker on 28 August 1909, in Jasper, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Jasper, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Fairview Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. In 1916, at the age of 28, her occupation is listed as housewife. She died on 16 July 1961, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Monroe, Jasper, Iowa, United States.
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- Ella Walker in household of John Walker, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mary Ellen Herwehe, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Mary E Herwehe, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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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.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
From Hebrew. See Maria and Mary .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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