Alta Veronica Packwood

Brief Life History of Alta Veronica

When Alta Veronica Packwood was born on 31 October 1885, her father, Joseph Cantley Packwood, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Frances Pierce, was 28. She lived in Asotin, Washington, United States in 1900 and Anatone, Asotin, Washington, United States in 1910. She died on 1 July 1911, at the age of 25, and was buried in Anatone, Asotin, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Ellis
1875–1936
Alta Veronica Packwood
1885–1911

Sources (3)

  • Alta Ellis in household of William Ellis, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Alta V Packwood, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Alta V Packwood in household of Joseph Packwood, "United States Census, 1900"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1889

1874 - 1889 Historical Information 1874: Walla Walla, Washington Territory, United States; 1875: Columbia, Washington Territory, United States; 1881: Garfield, Washington Territory, United States; 1883: Asotin, Washington Territory, United States; 1889: Asotin, Washington, United States

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.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Warwickshire, so named from the Old English personal name Paca + wudu ‘wood’.

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

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