Brief Life History of Wenona
When Wenona Montague was born on 15 January 1873, in Tennessee, United States, her father, James Webb Montague, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Emma Gant, was 27. She married John Andrew Thompson on 19 April 1894, in Wayne, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 1, Wichita, Texas, United States for about 5 years. She died on 25 April 1955, in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States, at the age of 82.
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Sources (12)
- Nona M Thompson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Nona Montague, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Nona M Thompson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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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.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
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.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from either Montaigu-le-bois (Manche) or Montaigu (Manche, Aisne), named with Old French mont ‘hill’ + agu ‘pointed’ (from Latin acutus). Drogo de Montagud was a companion of William the Conqueror and founder of the Montagu(e) family, among whom the personal name Drogo was revived in the 19th century. Another family of the name Monatgu have held the titles of Duke of Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, Earl and Duke of Manchester, Earl of Halifax, and Earl of Beaulieu, and.
Irish: adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Taidhg (see McTigue ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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