Brief Life History of William James
When William James Emerson was born on 30 March 1888, in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States, his father, James Emerson, was 25 and his mother, Isabel Cunningham Falconer, was 24. He married Ella May Todd on 28 February 1923, in Newton Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Newton Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Rural, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1935. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 3 July 1967, in Adams Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Forestville, Delaware, Iowa, United States.
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- James W Emerson, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Wm. James Emerson, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- William J. Emerson, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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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.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic meaning ‘son of Emery’, or possibly a variant of Emmeson, from the Middle English personal name Emmott + -son, with later shortening of the first element (see Emmett ). See Emery and compare Empson .
History: The poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) was born in Boston of a line on his father's side that can be traced back through preachers to the first colonial generation. The name Emerson was brought over from England independently by various other people, including a Thomas Emerson who settled at Ipswich, MA, c. 1636.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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