Brief Life History of Emma Vey
When Emma Vey Clifton was born on 24 March 1886, in Arkansas, United States, her father, Caswell Denis Clifton, was 38 and her mother, Martha Jane Swofford, was 32. She married John Allen on 5 August 1905, in Viola, Stone, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Williams Township, Stone, Missouri, United States in 1900 and White River Township, Barry, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 15 October 1979, in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States.
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- Emma V Allen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Emma Clifton Allen, "Find A Grave Index"
- Emma Fay Allen in entry for Gerald Dean Allen, "Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1888 · Bauxite Mining Began
Bauxite a rock with relatively high aluminum content, is the main source of aluminum for the world. When it was discovered in Arkansas it changed the state. The city of Bauxite, Arkansas was the site of the discovery.
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.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the very numerous places called Clifton, from Old English clif ‘slope’ (see Cliff ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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