Brief Life History of Myrtle Nancy
When Myrtle Nancy Burgess was born on 25 June 1891, in Missouri, United States, her father, Jeremiah Henry Burgess, was 47 and her mother, Julia Ann McGee, was 40. She lived in White, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States for about 22 years. She died on 14 February 1968, in Arkansas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Moro, Lee, Arkansas, United States.
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- Myrtle N Clough in household of Arthur F Clough, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mrs Myrtle N Clough in entry for Arthur F Clough, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
- Myrtle N Clough in household of Arthur F Clough, "United States Census, 1920"
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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.
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: status name from Middle English burge(i)s, burgis, borgeis ‘inhabitant of a borough’ (strictly one possessing full municipal rights), ‘freeman of a borough’. Burgesses generally had tenure of land or buildings from a landlord by burgage. In medieval England burgage involved the payment of a fixed money rent (as opposed to payment in kind); in Scotland it involved payment in service, guarding the town. The -eis ending is from Latin -ensis (modern English -ese as in Portuguese). Compare Burger .
Americanized form of French Bourgeois .
History: Thomas Burgess came from England to MA c. 1630 and eventually settled in Sandwich, MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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