Brief Life History of Florence Angela
When Florence Angela Hibbard was born on 24 March 1892, in Lexington, Lee, Texas, United States, her father, George Andrew Hibbard, was 31 and her mother, Amy Josephine Jumper, was 19. She married Charlie Marion Grimes on 13 August 1911, in Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States. She lived in Justice Precinct 3, Cherokee, Texas, United States in 1920 and Cherokee, Texas, United States in 1950. She died on 15 December 1973, in Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Earles Chapel Cemetery, Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States.
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- Florence Grimes in household of Charles M Grimes, "United States Census, 1920"
- Florence Angeline Hibbard, "Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
- Florence Angela Grimes, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
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.
1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York
Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hilbert with assimilation of lb to b(b). The name may sometimes also have been confused with Hibbett . Post-medieval examples may alternatively be variants of Hebbert, a variant of Herbert . The two surnames were probably much confused and sometimes used interchangeably.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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