Brief Life History of Etta Mae
When Etta Mae Ashmead was born on 6 November 1867, in Palestine Township, Cooper, Missouri, United States, her father, Granville Eberts Ashmead, was 22 and her mother, Rhoda Leona Ellis, was 20. She married Raleigh E. Rochester on 7 September 1884, in Union, Union, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Summerville, Union, Oregon, United States in 1900 and La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States for about 20 years. She died on 26 January 1953, in Island City, Union, Oregon, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Island City, Union, Oregon, United States.
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- Etta A Brazil, "United States Census, 1930"
- Etta May Snyder, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"
- Etta M, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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World Events (8)
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1868
Historical Boundaries: 1868: Mahaska, Iowa, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Ashmead Green or Ashmead House in Gloucestershire, named from Old English æsc ‘ash’ + mǣd ‘meadow’, or a topographic name with the same meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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