Brief Life History of Margaret Alethea
When Margaret Alethea Shoemaker was born on 13 September 1875, in Alabama, United States, her father, Oliver Hammil Shoemaker, was 27 and her mother, Louisa A Wood, was 33. She married James William Baker on 30 May 1895, in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 39, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1930. She died on 13 November 1951, in Crumley Chapel, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Crumley Chapel, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
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- Margaret Shoemaker in household of O H Shoemaker, "United States Census, 1880"
- Lethea Shoemaker, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Margaret Aletha Baker, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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 (translation into English) of Dutch Schoemaker , German and Jewish Schumacher , Slovenian Šuštar (see Sustar ) or Greek Papoutsis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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