When Anna M Phemister was born on 5 October 1871, in Williamson, Illinois, United States, her father, Andrew Jackson Phemister, was 35 and her mother, Sophronia Ellen Smith, was 21. She married Decator Joshua Boyd on 17 November 1900, in Williamson, Illinois, United States. She lived in Grassy Precinct, Williamson, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Williamson, Madison, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 1 March 1926, in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Hampton Cemetery, Crainville, Williamson, Illinois, United States.
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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.
In 1875 the voters of the county of Madison adopted the township system of county government.
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Scottish: occupational name from Older Scots and Middle English fe ‘livestock, cattle’ + ma(i)ster, me(i)ster ‘master’ (see Master ), denoting someone in charge of flocks and herds. This form of the surname is rare in Britain, where the spelling Phimister is most common. Compare Feemster .
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