Brief Life History of Dora
When Dora Melson was born on 9 April 1889, in Perry Township, Pike, Ohio, United States, her father, James E. Melson, was 25 and her mother, Cora Elliott, was 23. She married Charles Alfred Shipton on 18 February 1906, in Ross, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 9 August 1978, at the age of 89, and was buried in Greenfield, Highland, Ohio, United States.
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- Dora Shipton in household of C A Shipton, "United States Census, 1930"
- Dora Melong, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Dora Mulson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Lincolnshire):
patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Mile, Miles (see Miles ) or metronymic from the Middle English female personal name Mill (see Mill 2) + -son.
perhaps occasionally a metronymic from a Middle English survival of the Old English female personal name Milde (‘mild, meek, gentle’) + -son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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