Brief Life History of Grace Laverne
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 71825587; Knox Chapel Cemetery Green Township, Grant County, Indiana, USA PLOT; Sec J
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Sources (17)
- Grace Durham, "United States 1950 Census"
- Grace Durham, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Grace Durham, "Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
German, Dutch, and African (mainly Tanzania, also e.g. South Africa): from the Latin personal name Julius, originally an aristocratic Roman surname made famous by Julius Caesar, the first Roman emperor. The personal name was borne in the Middle Ages by various minor Christian saints, and was nearly as popular as its derivative Julianus (see Julian ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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