Brief Life History of Myrtle Mercy
When Myrtle Mercy Olmstead was born on 10 August 1873, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, her father, Clinton E Olmstead, was 25 and her mother, Helen Cynthia Linsday, was 27. She married William Winton Carlock on 20 October 1897, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Bethel Township, Anoka, Minnesota, United States in 1880 and Hennepin, Minnesota, United States in 1900. She died on 8 August 1948, in Olmsted, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.
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- Myrtie Olmstead, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
- Mystie M Olmstead, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
- M Myrtle Carlock, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota
After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.
1893 · The Minnesota State Flag
The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Olmstead Green in Cambridgeshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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