Brief Life History of Mary Esther
When Mary Esther Stout was born on 20 October 1895, in Kansas, United States, her father, James Madison Stout, was 48 and her mother, Amanda Della Walters, was 38. She married Ward Cyril Skiff on 16 September 1915, in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Fowler, Otero, Colorado, United States in 1910 and Gypsum, Eagle, Colorado, United States for about 20 years. She died in March 1983, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Cedar Hill Memorial Cemetery, Gypsum, Eagle, Colorado, United States.
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- Mary E Skiff, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mayme Stout, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- Mayme Skiff, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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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.
1901 · City Hall Built
The Old Colorado Springs city Hall was built between 1901-1905. It was in use until 1997. The historical building was designed by Thomas Barber and Thomas MacLaren.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English stout ‘bold, daring, brave’ (Old French estolt, estout, Anglo-Norman French estut, estot, estout ‘bold, fierce, randy, stubborn’).
perhaps occasionally a nickname from Middle English st(o)ut ‘gnat, horse-fly’ (Old English stūt, Old Norse stútr ‘gnat’), possibly used for someone with a biting tongue or for a small, quick-moving person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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