Brief Life History of Zoe Melissa
When Zoe Melissa Benham was born on 5 July 1894, in Minnesota, United States, her father, Clarence Winfield Benham, was 38 and her mother, Anna Laura Lord, was 30. She married Eugene Russell Trowbridge on 15 March 1916, in Bonneville, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Todd Township, Hubbard, Minnesota, United States in 1910 and Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States for about 1 years. She died on 28 December 1966, in Madera, California, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
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- Zoe B Trowbridge, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Zoe M. Benham - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Zoe M. Benham
- Zoe M Benham, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
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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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Beenham, and perhaps also from Marsh Benham and Hoe Benham (all in Berkshire), or from Benhams in Horsham in Sussex.
History: John Benham was one of the free planters who assented to the ‘Fundamental Agreement’ of the New Haven Colony on June 4, 1639.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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