Brief Life History of Harshel McDowell
When Harshel McDowell Locke was born on 22 October 1891, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Charles Lee Lock, was 27 and his mother, Alcie Sarah Flatt, was 31. He married Vela Viola Pippin on 6 December 1915, in Putnam, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Civil District 12, Jackson, Tennessee, United States for about 40 years. He died on 10 July 1970, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Draper Cemetery, Milltown, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
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- Harshel Mc Lock, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Hershell McDowell Lock - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Hershell McDowell Lock
- H M Lock, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
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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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English, Dutch, and German: variant of Lock .
Americanized form of Norwegian Løkke: habitational name from a farm name, from Old Norse lykkja ‘enclosure’.
Chinese: variant of Lok .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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