Brief Life History of Edith Vivian
When Edith Vivian Spray was born in October 1889, in North Dakota, United States, her father, Isaac Arthur Spray, was 43 and her mother, Alta Elnora Ruble, was 22. She died on 21 September 1903, in Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 13.
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Sources (4)
- Edith Spray in household of Arthur Spray, "United States Census, 1900"
- Edith Vivian Spray, "Oregon Deaths, 1842-1952 and Delayed Births, 1844-1914"
- Edith Vivian Spray, "Oregon Deaths and Burials, 1903-1947"
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World Events (3)
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.
1898 · Oregon Historical Society
The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.”
Name Meaning
English:
nickname for a thin person, from Middle English spray ‘slender shoot or twig’.
variant of Spry .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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