Brief Life History of Alma Louise
When Alma Louise McEvers was born in November 1886, in Volga, Clayton, Iowa, United States, her father, Isaac McEvers, was 32 and her mother, Francis Emeline Lee, was 28. She married Harry David Spitler in 1906, in Delhi, Delaware, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Clayton, Iowa, United States in 1905. She died in 1955, at the age of 69, and was buried in Hay Springs Cemetery, Hay Springs, Sheridan, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Daisy Mcevers, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
- Daisy Alma Spitler, "Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923"
- Alma Louise McEvers Shockley, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of McIver .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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