Joseph V Stiff

Male30 November 1889–

Brief Life History of Joseph V

When Joseph V Stiff was born on 30 November 1889, in Lookout Mountain, Walker, Georgia, United States, his father, John Thomas Stiff, was 49 and his mother, Elizabeth McKinley Griffin, was 45.

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Family Time Line

John Thomas Stiff
1839–1895
Elizabeth McKinley Griffin
1844–1938
Mary Ellen Stiff
1871–1954
Thomas Stiff
1872–1941
Charles Franklin Stiff
1874–1935
John David Stiff
1875–1937
Richard H Stiff
1877–1939
Emma Julia Stiff
1879–1967
George Wiley Stiff Sr.
1883–1951
Cabell Stiff
1884–1957
Joseph V Stiff
1889–

Sources (2)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Stiff - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Joseph Stiff
  • Joe V Stiff, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (9)

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 1

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.

1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia

Age 4

The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.

1920

Age 31

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

Name Meaning

English (Suffolk): nickname from Middle English stif ‘rigid, inflexible; resolute, steadfast’ (Old English stif), used either for someone who had difficulty in bending, or for someone who was resolute or steadfast.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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