Brief Life History of Adelaide Wood
When Adelaide Wood Glisson was born on 14 March 1893, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James Young Glisson, was 31 and her mother, Marion Weller, was 24. She married Caleb Jefferis Brinton II on 7 June 1917, in Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Jenkintown, Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940 and Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States for about 1 years. She died on 21 October 1979, in Meadowbrook, Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Somerton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Adelaide Brinton, "United States 1950 Census"
- Adelaide Glisson, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906"
- Adelaide Glisson in entry for James G Brinton and Mildred E Estes, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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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.
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset): unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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