When George Delano Mathis was born on 6 December 1881, in Douglas Township, Polk, Iowa, United States, his father, John Taylor Mathis, was 45 and his mother, Mary Davis, was 43. He lived in Rural, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1935 and Oceanside Township, San Diego, California, United States in 1940. He died on 8 April 1970, in Oceanside, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, United States.
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A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Historical Boundaries: 1884: Polk, Iowa, United States
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.
German, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), and Flemish: from a variant of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ). Compare Matthys .
English: from a pet form of the personal names Matthew or Mathias .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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