Jane Emma Decker

Brief Life History of Jane Emma

When Jane Emma Decker was born on 7 September 1891, in St. Clair Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Samuel St. Clair Decker Sr, was 26 and her mother, Anna Lide Sharp, was 25. She lived in Saint Clair, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years and New Florence, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. She died on 26 April 1953, in Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in St. Clair Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel St. Clair Decker Sr
1865–1930
Anna Lide Sharp
1866–1946
May M. Decker
1887–1935
Harvey Reed Decker
1890–1922
Zora Decker
1890–1948
Jane Emma Decker
1891–1953
Albert L Decker
1895–
Clifford John Decker Sr
1895–1936
Albert Larimer Decker
1897–1962
Samuel St. Clair Decker Jr
1900–1961
Logan Hull Decker Sr
1903–1955
Lloyd Annesly Decker
1905–1963
Frank Vincent Decker
1909–1941

Sources (5)

  • Jane E Decker in household of Samuel S Decker, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Jane Emma Decker, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jane Decker in household of Samuel Decker, "United States Census, 1900"

World Events (8)

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.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

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

German: occupational name for a roofer (thatcher, tiler, slater, or shingler) or a carpenter or builder, from an agent derivative of Middle High German decke ‘covering’, a word which was normally used to refer to roofs, but sometimes also to other sorts of covering; modern German Decke still has the twin senses ‘ceiling’ and ‘blanket’.

Dutch: variant of Dekker , cognate with 1 above. Compare De Decker .

English (London): variant of Dicker .

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

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