Brief Life History of Emmett Calvin
When Emmett Calvin Winters was born on 21 December 1863, in Attala, Mississippi, United States, his father, Willis Greenlee Winters, was 41 and his mother, Martha Azalea Oldham, was 30. He married Susan Jane Peeler on 15 December 1887, in Edinburg, Leake, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Beat 5, Attala, Mississippi, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 1, Erath, Texas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 11 January 1947, in Erath, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in West End Cemetery, Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States.
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- E*ett C Winters, "United States Census, 1920"
- Emmett Winters, "Find A Grave Index"
- Emmett Winters in entry for Nancy B Hamilton, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1865 · Juneteenth (Slaves Were Freed)
"On June 19, 1865, Gordon Granger (Union Major) read General Orders, No. 3 to the people of Galveston. The statement was written as follows: ""The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere."""
1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created
In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Dutch and German: patronymic from Winter .
English: variant of Winter , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Mac Giolla Gheimhridh ‘son of the lad of winter’, from geimhreadh ‘winter’. Compare Winter 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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