Brief Life History of Amanda
When Amanda Roller was born on 4 November 1873, in Douglas, Missouri, United States, her father, Enoch Roller, was 37 and her mother, Margaret Johnson, was 31. She married Elias Johnson on 16 April 1893, in Douglas, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Spring Creek Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Sparta, Christian, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died on 2 October 1936, in Douglas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Ava Cemetery, Militia Springs, Douglas, Missouri, United States.
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- Manda Johnson in household of E L Johnson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Amanda Roller Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Roller in entry for Woodrow Marshall Johnson, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
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.
Name Meaning
German: nickname from Swabian roller ‘tom cat’.
German: occupational name for a carter or driver of a wagon, Early New High German roller.
English (Northumberland): nickname from Middle English roller(e), perhaps an agent derivative of Middle English rolle ‘roll, piece of parchment’ (Old French rolle, roolle, roulle), possibly used for a maker or seller of parchment.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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