Mildred E Myers

Brief Life History of Mildred E

When Mildred E Myers was born on 24 January 1894, in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States, her father, Hector H Meyers, was 28 and her mother, Emma Cherry, was 26. She married Willard Arthur Fisk on 1 September 1910, in Vernon, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died on 3 December 1974, in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States.

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Willard Arthur Fisk
1885–1966
Mildred E Myers
1894–1974
Marriage: 1 September 1910
Jack Arthur Fisk
1914–1971

Sources (25)

  • Mildred E Walker, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mildred - Government record: birth-name: Mildred
  • Mildred Walker, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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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.

1910 · Boy Scouts of America

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Irish (Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Meidhir is a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’.

English (northern): variant of Myer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

English (northern): habitational name from one or more of the minor placenames derived from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) in the plural form, such as Melmerby Mire in Melmerby, or Mires in Docker (both Cumbria).

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

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