Brief Life History of Myrtle Belle
When Myrtle Belle Kelley was born on 23 June 1888, in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States, her father, George Adelbert Kelley, was 29 and her mother, Emily Antonette Dunbar, was 26. She married Frederick Linous Gockley on 19 December 1910, in Kane, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Montgomery, Kane, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Aurora Township, Kane, Illinois, United States in 1930. She died on 14 November 1958, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 70.
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- Myrtle B Gockley in household of Fred L Gockley, "United States Census, 1940"
- Myrtle Belle Kelley, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Myrtle B Kelley, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
Irish (Offaly) and English: variant of Kelly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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