Brief Life History of Ada
When Ada Patton was born on 12 March 1887, in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, United States, her father, John W Patten, was 34 and her mother, Alice Glover, was 30. She married Joseph Cryder on 1 March 1910, in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sugar Creek Township, Clinton, Illinois, United States in 1940 and Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States in 1969. She died on 7 December 1969, at the age of 82, and was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Sugar Creek Township, Clinton, Illinois, United States.
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- Ada Crider in household of Joe Crider, "United States Census, 1920"
- Patton, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Ada Patton, "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.
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.
Name Meaning
English, northern Irish, and Scottish: from the Middle English and Older Scottish personal name Patun, Paton, an Old French diminutive of Pat(e), a pet form of Patrick. Compare Patrick and Pattinson .
History: The American general George Patton (1885–1945) was born in San Gabriel, CA, into a family with a long military tradition. His earliest American ancestor, Robert Patton, had emigrated from Scotland to VA c. 1770.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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