When Ella Iola Reigel was born on 22 January 1890, in Kane, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Henry Reigel, was 36 and her mother, Emma Lavina Harkless, was 28. She married James Frederick Grant on 8 April 1918, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1918 and Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States for about 43 years. In 1918, at the age of 28, her occupation is listed as clerk in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. She died on 20 February 1973, in Westlake, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Avon Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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The May Day Riots were a series of violent demonstrations that occurred throughout the city on May 1. The riots were caused after Cleveland's unemployment rate increased dramatically during the Panic of 1893, causing panic among the unemployed against the city leaders. The most rioters at one time was recorded as a crowd of 5,000 men.
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.
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.
German: nickname for a long-legged person, from Middle High German reigel ‘heron’.
Altered form of German Riegel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesFrom James W Grant, Grandson She and I were walking near some retail stores. A woman headed towards us, pushing another person in a wheelchair. As we passed, my grandmother shouted out, "Keep him at …
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