Catherine Bridwell

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Bridwell was born on 23 January 1891, in Indian Township, Payne, Oklahoma, United States, her father, John Hubert Bridwell, was 45 and her mother, Fidelia Tichenor, was 45. She died on 8 March 1985, in Clairemont, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 94.

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Earl Ralph Hawhee
1892–1954
Catherine Bridwell
1891–1985

Sources (5)

  • Catherine Hawkee in household of Earl R Hawkee, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Kate Bridwell - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Kate Bridwell
  • Kate Catherine Bridwell Rumbaugh, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

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.

1907

Oklahoma is the 46th state.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English (Wiltshire): habitational name from Bridwell in Uffculme (Devon) or Bridewell in Westbury (Wiltshire), both of which are probably named after a well or spring dedicated to Saint Bride, or a stream frequented by birds (Old English bridd + wella ‘well, spring, stream’). Compare Bridewell .

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

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