Brief Life History of Cordelia America
When Cordelia America Blackburn was born on 4 February 1871, in Texas, United States, her father, Jesse Daniel Blackburn, was 39 and her mother, Naomi Mallisa Shelton, was 38. She married Dudley Andrew Riddle in 1887. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 1, Titus, Texas, United States for about 40 years. She died on 15 February 1948, in Mount Pleasant, Titus, Texas, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Titus, Texas, United States.
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- Delia Riddle in household of J G Riddle, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cordelia America Blackburn - Published information: birth:
- Cordelia Augusta Riddle, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackburn, but especially the one in Lancashire, so named with Old English blæc ‘dark’ + burna ‘stream’. This surname is found mainly in northern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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