Brief Life History of Carrie
When Carrie Davison was born after 1887, in Dugger, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, her father, Jacob Lincoln Davison, was 8137 and her mother, Harriett S Evans, was 8136. She died before 2000.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Carrie Davison - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Carrie Davison
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World Events (8)
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.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic (‘David's son’) from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Davy, the common vernacular form of David . The high frequency of Davison in Northumberland and Durham, where it occasionally alternates with Davidson , perhaps reflects influence from Scottish migration in the 18th and 19th centuries. See also Davey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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