Brief Life History of Emma Catherine
When Emma Catherine Gobble was born on 17 July 1869, in Washington, Virginia, United States, her father, Jeremiah B “Jerry” Gobble, was 33 and her mother, Rebecca Jane Van Hook, was 27. She married William Marshall Fleenor on 23 December 1889, in Washington, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Kinderhook District, Washington, Virginia, United States for about 60 years. She died on 15 October 1958, in Goodson, Washington, Virginia, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Washington, Virginia, United States.
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- Emmy C Gobble in household of Jeremiah Gobble, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Emma C. Gobble - Published information: birth-name: Emma C. Gobble
- Emma C. Gobble, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1870 · Giving all the right to vote
The Act was an extension of the Fifteenth Amendment, that prohibited discrimination by state offices in voter registration. It also helped empower the President with the authority to enforce the first section of the Fifteenth Amendment throughout the United States. Being the first of three Enforcement Acts passed by the Congress, it helped combat attacks on the suffrage rights of African Americans.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Gabel and Goebel (compare Goble ).
English (London): variant of Goble 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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