Brief Life History of Geneva Elizabeth
When Geneva Elizabeth Watts was born on 8 November 1894, in McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States, her father, Charles Henry Watts, was 22 and her mother, Laura Ann Knott, was 18. She married William Argyle Skelton on 2 April 1913, in Collin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1950 and Arlington, Virginia, United States in 1959. She died on 27 August 1982, in Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States.
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- Geneva Skelton, "United States Census, 1940"
- Geneva E Watts, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Geneva Watts Skelton, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
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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.
1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched
On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Watt , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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