Brief Life History of Rosena
When Rosena Dodrill was born on 20 November 1874, in West Virginia, United States, her father, Addison McLaughlin Dodrill, was 35 and her mother, Elmira Gregory, was 33. She married Samuel Webster Louke in 1893, in Webster, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Huttonsville, Randolph, West Virginia, United States in 1910 and Mingo, Randolph, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 August 1954, in Randolph, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Valley Head, Randolph, West Virginia, United States.
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- Rozena Souk in household of Webster Souk, "United States Census, 1900"
- Rosena Dodrill, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
- Rosena Dodrill, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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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.
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: variant of Dottrell, a nickname from Middle English dott(e)rel ‘(a species of) plover’, which was considered a foolish bird that was easy to catch.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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