Brief Life History of Jennie
When Jennie Fletcher was born on 22 February 1888, in Monroe Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George T Fletcher, was 37 and her mother, Amanda Conner, was 30. She married Walter Hixon Karns on 4 April 1912, in Monroe Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Clearville, Monroe Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died on 24 May 1923, in Monroe Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Jennie Karns in household of Walter Karns, "United States Census, 1920"
- Jennie Fletcher, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Jennie Fletcher, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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World Events (8)
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.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for an arrowsmith, from Middle English fleccher, Old French flechier, flecher ‘fletcher’, for someone who made or sold arrows for bows. This surname has sometimes been confused with Flesher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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