Brief Life History of Julia Rector
When Julia Rector Moss was born on 23 March 1867, in Linton, Stockton Township, Greene, Indiana, United States, her father, William Greenbeery Moss Sr., was 44 and her mother, Jenette Rector, was 43. She married George Elmer Humphreys on 14 September 1884, in Greene, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Cass Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States in 1910. She died on 16 November 1924, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 57.
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- Julie Moss in household of William G. Moss, "United States Census, 1880"
- Julia R Moss, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Julia R Humphrey in entry for Walter Lex Humphrey, "Oregon, World War I, Veteran State Aid Applications, 1921-1938"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1880 · The Great Gale of 1880
The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.
1883 · ""
Historical Boundaries - 1883: Jackson, Oregon, United States
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English mos ‘moss, bog’ (Old English mos), for someone who lived at a boggy place, or a habitational name from one or other of the many places so called, such as Moss (Yorkshire), Mose in Quatford (Shropshire), and Moze (Essex).
English: variant of Moyse .
Irish (Ulster): adoption of the English name 1 by translation for Ó Maolmóna or Ó Maolmhóna ‘descendant of Maolmóna’, a personal name based on maol ‘servant, tonsured one, i.e. devotee’ + a second element assumed to be móin (genitive móna) ‘moorland, peat bog’, in local English ‘moss’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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