Brief Life History of Ethel B
When Ethel B Green was born on 1 January 1888, in Van Buren, Michigan, United States, her father, William Franklin Greene, was 27 and her mother, Elva Prudence Brown, was 21. She married Harry F Becker on 14 October 1914, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. She lived in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States for about 5 years. She died in July 1965, at the age of 77, and was buried in Kendall, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.
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- Ethel B Green in household of Frank W Green, "United States Census, 1900"
- Ethel Greene, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- Ethel Becker, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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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.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.
Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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