Brief Life History of Bertha Alta
When Bertha Alta Moore was born on 10 June 1890, in Freeport, Harrison, Ohio, United States, her father, Arvine Peacock Moore, was 28 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Romans, was 28. She married Clarence Lindley Chandler on 21 October 1914, in Freeport, Harrison, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Washington Township, Harrison, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Tippecanoe, Washington Township, Harrison, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died on 26 September 1960, in Freeport, Harrison, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Freeport, Harrison, Ohio, United States.
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- Bertha A Moore in household of Arnnie P Moore, "United States Census, 1900"
- Bertha A. Moore, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Bertha A. Moore, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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