Brief Life History of Nora Marie
When Nora Marie Ralston was born on 10 September 1879, in Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States, her father, George Martin Ralston, was 46 and her mother, Mary Ann McPherson, was 41. She married William Edwin Shea before 1900, in Illinois, United States. She lived in Neoga Township, Cumberland, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 5 July 1962, in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States.
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- Nora Watkins in household of Tolen Watkins, "United States Census, 1940"
- Nora Ralston, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Ralston (Renfrewshire), composed of the personal name Raoul, a vernacular form of Ralph , + Scots toun ‘farm, village’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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