Brief Life History of Sarah Etta "Etta"
When Sarah Etta "Etta" Swim was born on 28 March 1893, in Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, United States, her father, Joseph A Swim, was 22 and her mother, Rosa Belle "Belle" Cooper, was 18. She married William McKinley Sizemore on 18 February 1914, in Marytown, McDowell, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in McDowell, West Virginia, United States in 1935 and Browns Creek District, McDowell, West Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 22 December 1971, in Welch, McDowell, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell, West Virginia, United States.
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- S E Snim in household of Jos Snim, "United States Census, 1900"
- Sarah E Swim, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Etta Sizemore, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
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.
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
Altered form of Swaim , a surname of Dutch origin.
English: Anglicized form of an unidentified, perhaps German surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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