Harris Mathewson Hanshue

Brief Life History of Harris Mathewson

When Harris Mathewson Hanshue was born on 7 July 1881, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, his father, John Jay Hanshue, was 30 and his mother, Mary Revi Mathewson, was 27. He married Irene Victoria Mcmillen on 7 October 1914, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in 1894 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 January 1937, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 55.

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Harris Mathewson Hanshue
1881–1937
Irene Victoria Mcmillen
1886–1979
Marriage: 7 October 1914
Harmony Patricia Hanshue
1916–1987
John Harris Hanshue
1919–2011

Sources (12)

  • Harris M Hausbue, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Harris Mathewson Hanshue, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Harris Mathewson Hanshue, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain

"The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit ""water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream."" H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, ""TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII""."

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.

Name Meaning

Transferred use of the surname, in origin a patronymic from the medieval English personal name Harry .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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