Brief Life History of Eva Blanche
When Eva Blanche Fitts was born on 26 October 1885, in Blissfield Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, her father, Charles Harrison Fitts, was 34 and her mother, Ida Eunice Pierson, was 30. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Edward Gregory. She lived in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1920. She died from 1909 to 1976.
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- Blanch Gregory, "United States Census, 1920"
- Blanch Fitts, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Blanche Gregory, "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
"The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit ""water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream."" H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, ""TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII""."
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English: most probably a patronymic from Fitt , or perhaps avariant of Fitz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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