Brief Life History of Myrtle M.
When Myrtle M. Demorest was born on 2 April 1891, in Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, her father, George Demorest, was 26 and her mother, Catherine Elizabeth Mary Painter, was 25. She married John Elmer Hodge on 15 April 1903, in Sweetwater, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Jefferson Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 26 August 1941, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Hillcrest Burial Park, Kent, King, Washington, United States.
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- Myrtle Moddrell in household of Thenya Moddrell, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Myrtle Damorest - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Myrtle Damorest
- Myrtle D. Hodge, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
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World Events (8)
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 · Seattle Grows Quickly
The Klondike gold rush started in 1896 in Canada, but by 1897 as miners started moving and following the gold it caused for Seattle to rapidly grow as more miners joined the search for gold.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Demarest , a surname of French origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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