Brief Life History of Joseph Lee
When Joseph Lee Ewton was born on 22 December 1891, in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joseph Albert Ewton, was 25 and his mother, Phoebe Elizabeth Austin, was 22. He married Myrtle Virginia Minton on 23 December 1915, in Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States in 1935 and Civil District 4, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 18 May 1967, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States.
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- J L Ewton, "United States Census, 1940"
- Lee Euton, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Joseph Lee Ewton, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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
Possibly English: habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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