Brief Life History of John David
When John David Stiff was born in May 1875, in Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Thomas Stiff, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth McKinley Griffin, was 30. He married Bertha Mary Sullivan on 14 December 1903, in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 28 November 1937, in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 62.
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- John D Stiff, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: John David Stiff - Government record: Census record: birth-name: John David Stiff
- J D Stiff, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
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.
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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