Brief Life History of Jessie Clair
When Jessie Clair Witten was born in May 1874, in Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Graham Witten, was 52 and her mother, Eliza Ann Fudge, was 40. She lived in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1880 and North Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 1 June 1938, in Staunton, Virginia, United States, at the age of 64.
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Sources (3)
- Jessie C Witten in household of Thomas G Witten, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jessie C Witten, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
- Jessie Witten in household of R C Fudge, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1892 · Name change
Name changed from Jeffersonville to Tazewell in 1892.
Name Meaning
North German: patronymic from Witte .
English: variant of Whitton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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