Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Becker was born on 19 February 1895, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Franz Becker, was 34 and her mother, Sophia Schollenberger, was 28. She married Frederick Michael Rudolph on 20 June 1920. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 July 1963, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery & Memorial Gardens, Roslyn, Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Emma Roudolph, "United States 1950 Census"
- Emma Becker, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906"
- Emma Becker, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951"
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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.
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
German and Dutch: occupational name for a baker of bread, or brick and tiles, derived from Middle High German and Middle Dutch backen ‘to bake’. The German surname is also found in France (mainly Lorraine and Alsace).
Danish: occupational name for a baker, from bechere ‘baker’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a baker, from German Bäcker (compare 1 and Backer ) or Yiddish beker ‘baker’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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