Brief Life History of Ethel Viola
When Ethel Viola Topping was born on 9 August 1895, in Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Sanford Volney Topping, was 25 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Harroun, was 18. She married Vane Lester Morrison on 20 April 1916, in Spooner Township, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Township 159 Range 30, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, United States in 1940 and Rapid River Township, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, United States in 1950. She died on 21 February 1960, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Elm Park Cemetery, Baudette, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, United States.
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- Ethel V Marrison, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ethel Morrison, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
- Ethel Louise Topping, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1897 · Beginnings of Kmart
Detroit was the home of the second dime and nickel stores that S. S. Kresge owned. After two years with John McCrory, his partner, he traded his share in the Memphis store, plus $3,000, for full ownership of the Detroit store and formed the Kresge & Wilson Company with his brother-in-law, Charles J. Wilson. In 1962, the S. S. Kresge Company would rebrand and change their name to Kmart.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire):
nickname from Middle English topping(e) ‘hair on the head’, probably given to someone with a distinctive head of hair or forelock. See also Topp and Topham .
perhaps from an unrecorded Old English personal name Topping, a pet form of Topp. See also Topp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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