Brief Life History of Edith Hester
When Edith Hester Suttle was born on 15 December 1894, in Olathe, Montrose, Colorado, United States, her father, Calvin Erastus Suttle, was 42 and her mother, Martha Elizabeth Gaines, was 42. She married George Washington Rucker on 26 August 1912, in Olathe, Montrose, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Election Precinct 8 Naturita, Montrose, Colorado, United States in 1910. She died on 29 November 1991, at the age of 96, and was buried in Lone Tree Cemetery, San Miguel, Colorado, United States.
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- Ester Suttle in household of Calvin Suttle, "United States Census, 1900"
- Edith Suttle, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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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.
1901 · City Hall Built
The Old Colorado Springs city Hall was built between 1901-1905. It was in use until 1997. The historical building was designed by Thomas Barber and Thomas MacLaren.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English sotil, sutel ‘subtle, clever, cunning’ (Old French sotil).
habitational name from Soothill in Dewsbury (Yorkshire), from Old English sōt ‘soot’ + hyll ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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