Brief Life History of Emma Mary
When Emma Mary Commander was born on 10 July 1886, in Holmes, Florida, United States, her father, Robert James "Ira" Commander, was 37 and her mother, Cassey Caroline Worthington, was 38. She married W.P. Chason on 19 March 1905, in Holmes, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Argyle, Walton, Florida, United States in 1940 and De Funiak Springs, Walton, Florida, United States for about 1 years. She died on 1 August 1961, in Florida, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Mount Ida Methodist Church Cemetery, New Hope, Holmes, Florida, United States.
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- Emma Wood, "United States 1950 Census"
- Emma Commander, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Mary Emma Commander Wood, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1887 · Eatonville is Incorporated
On August 15, 1887, the town of Eatonville was incorporated into Orange County, Florida. The town is significant for being one of the first all-black, self-governed municipalities in the country.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English comander, comando(u)r ‘leader, ruler’, probably applied as a nickname, although it may also derived from Old French comandeor, denoted the officer in charge of a commandery, for example of the Knights Templars, and in this sense it would have been an occupational or status name.
Possibly also an Americanized form of German Kommander: cognate of 1 above, perhaps used instead of Hoffmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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