Stella Miner

Female20 May 1891–25 November 1987

Brief Life History of Stella

When Stella Miner was born on 20 May 1891, in Du Bois, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States, her father, Charles Allen Miner, was 31 and her mother, Mary Salome Lucky, was 29. She married George Mckinley Brown on 7 April 1920, in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Pawnee City, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States for about 5 years and Election Precinct 9 Lexington, Cowlitz, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 25 November 1987, in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Mckinley Brown
1897–1962
Stella Miner
1891–1987
Marriage: 7 April 1920
Ruth Louise Brown
1921–1997
Neal Allen Brown
1922–1992

Sources (11)

  • Stella Brown, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Stella Miner - Published information: birth: 1892; Nebraska, United States
  • Stella M Miner Brown, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 April 1920Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 5

    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.

    1897 · Seattle Grows Quickly

    Age 6

    The Klondike gold rush started in 1896 in Canada, but by 1897 as miners started moving and following the gold it caused for Seattle to rapidly grow as more miners joined the search for gold.

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 25

    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: occupational name from Middle English minour, miner ‘miner’ (Old French mineor, mineur). In Cornwall this generally denoted a tin miner, but can refer to the excavation of coal or other minerals.

    Americanized form of German Meiner .

    Americanized form of French Ménard (see Menard ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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