Jessie May Umphrey

Female29 December 1886–24 July 1919

Brief Life History of Jessie May

When Jessie May Umphrey was born on 29 December 1886, in La Cygne, Linn, Kansas, United States, her father, William Henry Umphrey, was 24 and her mother, Sarah Winefred Hedrick, was 25. She married Charles Edward Anderson on 22 November 1904, in Allen, Kansas, United States. She lived in United States in 1910 and Humboldt, Yavapai, Arizona, United States in 1919. She died on 24 July 1919, at the age of 32, and was buried in Moran Cemetery, Moran, Allen, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elmore M Brennan
1873–
Jessie May Umphrey
1886–1919
Marriage: 16 February 1914

Sources (9)

  • Jessie M Anderson in household of Charles E Anderson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Jessie May Anderson, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Jessie May Umphrey Brennan, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 February 1914Los Angeles, California, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 4

    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.

    1890 · Woman's Suffrage

    Age 4

    An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 10

    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 and Welsh: variant of Humphrey .

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

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