Brief Life History of Laura Wallace
When Laura Wallace Mercer was born on 8 February 1895, in North Powder, Union, Oregon, United States, her father, Collin Wallace Mercer, was 38 and her mother, Laura Belle Taylor, was 33. She married John Thomas McPhee on 31 December 1915, in North Powder, Union, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Scollard Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Springbrook, Newberg, Yamhill, Oregon, United States in 1950. She died on 19 January 1970, in Newberg, Yamhill, Oregon, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in North Powder Cemetery, North Powder, Union, Oregon, United States.
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- Laura W McPhee, "United States 1950 Census"
- Laura Wallace McPhee, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
- Laura W Mercer, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"
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World Events (8)
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.
1898 · Oregon Historical Society
The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.”
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
English and Catalan: occupational name for a merchant, from Old French mercier, merchier (see Mercier ). In Middle English the term was applied particularly to someone who dealt in textiles, especially the more costly and luxurious fabrics such as silks, satin, and velvet.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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