Brief Life History of Myrtle Francis
When Myrtle Francis Gipson was born on 3 June 1886, in Crane, Stone, Missouri, United States, her father, Ulysses Grant Williamson Gibson, was 41 and her mother, Nancy Rebecca Lauhon, was 38. She married James Frederick Massey on 8 August 1905, in Stone, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 7 December 1969, in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri, United States.
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- Myrtle Massey in household of Amos Peters, "United States Census, 1920"
- Myrtle Fraincis Gipson Massey, "Find A Grave Index"
- Myrtle Gipson in entry for Fred Massey, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English (eastern): patronymic ‘son of Jepp or Gipp’, Middle English pet forms of the personal names Jeffrey or (if the G- is pronounced hard) Gilbert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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