Brief Life History of Jessie M.
When Jessie M. Mitchell was born on 29 January 1892, in Benton Township, Pike, Ohio, United States, her father, William Sanduskey Mitchell, was 25 and her mother, Minnie Pontsler, was 21. She had at least 1 son with Jessie Robert Zickafoose. She lived in Twin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 15 April 1975, in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83.
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- Jessie Zickafoose in household of Jessie Zickafoose, "United States Census, 1930"
- Jessie M. Mitchel, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Jessie M Zickefoose in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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World Events (8)
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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .
English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.
Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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