Brief Life History of Mary Eugenia
When Mary Eugenia Winfrey was born on 22 July 1908, in Troy, Bell, Texas, United States, her father, William Eugene Winfrey, was 31 and her mother, Emma Sharkey Woodfin, was 23. She married Louis James Coleman on 19 January 1928, in Inverness, Citrus, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Inverness, Citrus, Florida, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 4 Rutland, Sumter, Florida, United States in 1940. She died on 18 June 2000, in Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Inverness, Citrus, Florida, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Mary McKinner, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mary Winfrey, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
- Mary Euginia Winfrey, "Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993"
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World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York
Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English male personal name Winfrey, probably an Anglo-Norman French form of ancient Germanic Winefrid, Winefred, although it could alternatively be a survival of the rare early Old English name Winefrith or the equally rare Old English Wynfryth. Winefrid and Winefrith are composed of Germanic words for ‘friend’ and ‘peace’, while the first element of Wynfryth is Old English wynn ‘joy’.
alternatively perhaps a variant of Winford , a habitational name from Winfrith Newburgh (Dorset), but Winfrey is chiefly found in eastern England (especially Lincolnshire) from the 16th century onward.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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