Brief Life History of Elva Mae
When Elva Mae Fetterman was born on 21 June 1910, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Joseph Glenn Fetterman, was 54 and her mother, Emma Jeannette Mowrey, was 40. She married Thomas William Gartley on 29 March 1932. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Avonmore, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. She died on 20 March 1996, at the age of 85.
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Sources (5)
- Elva Fellerman, "United States Census, 1920"
- Elva M Gartley, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Elva M Fetterman in entry for Faye G Fong, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Vettermann: variant of Vetter , with the addition of Middle High German man ‘man’.
Americanized form of German Fettermann: variant of Fetter 1, with the addition of Middle High German man ‘man’. It is a cognate of 1 above.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a fat man, a variant of Fetter 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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