Brief Life History of Marian Caroline 'Carrie'
When Marian Caroline 'Carrie' Coston was born on 5 February 1890, in Holly Ridge, Onslow, North Carolina, United States, her father, William David Coston, was 23 and her mother, Martha Caroline Edens, was 22. She married William Davis Bell on 26 July 1908, in New Hanover, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Stump Sound Township, Onslow, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Topsail, Pender, North Carolina, United States in 1910. She died on 25 May 1972, in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States.
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- Carrie Bell in household of William Bell, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Marian Caroline 'Carrie' Coston - Individual or family possessions: birth: 5 February 1890; Holly Ridge, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
- Carrie Costin, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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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.
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name mostly from Coston (Norfolk), though there are similarly named places in Shropshire and Leicestershire.
English: variant of Costin .
French: from a diminutive of Old French coste ‘slope’ or ‘river bank, coast’ (see Cote ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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