Brief Life History of Ida
When Ida Fife was born in 1869, in Mississippi, United States, her father, James Constantine Fife, was 25 and her mother, Lovena Elouise Billingsley, was 24.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Ida Fife in household of Con J Fife, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ida Fife - Government record: birth-name: Ida Fife
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World Events (8)
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.
1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created
In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the province and former kingdom of Fife in East Scotland, a name of obscure etymology. Tradition has it that the name is derived from an eponymous Fib, one of the seven sons of Cruithne, legendary founding father of the Picts.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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