Violet V. Micks

Brief Life History of Violet V.

When Violet V. Micks was born on 25 October 1894, in Sombra, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, her father, Wallace William Micks, was 44 and her mother, Olive Jane Henry, was 39. She had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Joseph Bake. She immigrated to Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States in 1912 and lived in Lambton, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 25 October 1918, in Wallaceburg, Kent, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 24, and was buried in Wallaceburg, Kent, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Bake
1880–1937
Violet V. Micks
1894–1918
Josephine Bake
1914–1914
Madeline O Bake
1915–
Mary Bake
1917–1917
Joseph Beke Bake
1917–

Sources (8)

  • Violet B Mick in household of Wallace Mick, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • Violet Bake, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
  • Violet Mix in entry for Joseph Bake and Jean Distash, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

World Events (8)

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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English: variant of Mack , with post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

Americanized form of German Max 1 (compare Max 2) or Mack 3 (with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames), or perhaps of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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