Brief Life History of Mabelle L.
When Mabelle L. Steffey was born about April 1883, in Timewell, Brown, Illinois, United States, her father, James Stiffey, was 27 and her mother, Mary Ellen Wilhite, was 23. She married Frank Theodore Boos on 19 April 1903, in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Basco, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 12 July 1925, in Bear Creek Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 42.
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- Mable L Bors in household of Frank T Bors, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mabel L. Boos, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Mabel Steffey, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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
Americanized form of South German Steffi, from a pet form of the personal name Steffen, a German vernacular form of Latin Stephanus (see Steven ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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