Neva Silvernail

Brief Life History of Neva

When Neva Silvernail was born on 26 July 1893, in Michigan, United States, her father, Jarrett Silvernail, was 43 and her mother, Betsy Fox, was 40. She married David Theodore Keckler Jr. on 25 November 1912, in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States. She lived in Township of Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Charter Township of Madison, Lenawee, Michigan, United States in 1910. She died on 28 December 1921, in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 28.

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Carl Lavern Belcher
1890–1950
Neva Silvernail
1893–1921
Marriage: 22 April 1915

Sources (8)

  • Neva Belcher in household of Carl Belcher, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Neva Silvernail - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Neva Silvernail
  • Neva Keckler, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

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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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Silbernagel .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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