Brief Life History of Dora Ann
When Dora Ann Padget was born in 1872, in Illinois, United States, her father, Frances "Frank" Padget, was 39 and her mother, Mary Ellen Bull, was 30. She lived in Brushy Mound Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1880.
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- Dora Anna Padgett in household of Frank Padgett, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mrs Dora Langfield in entry for Thomas E, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Padgett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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