Brief Life History of Mabel
When Mabel Umphres was born on 17 December 1894, in Rogersville, Webster, Missouri, United States, her father, James William Umphres, was 38 and her mother, Ida Belle Hughes, was 33. She married George Everett Cozby on 5 June 1915, in Greene, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Washington Township, Greene, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 25 January 1986, in South Gate, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Mable Humphries, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mabel Umphreys, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Mabel Cozby, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Humphrey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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