When Emma Artemis Massey was born on 7 February 1872, in Mississippi, United States, her father, Mathew Massey, was 32 and her mother, Margaret Corkin, was 33. She married Samuel Grant Payne on 19 January 1893, in Woodville, Tyler, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ward 7 Sugartown, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 5, Jasper, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 15 February 1941, in Jasper, Texas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas, United States.
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A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
English: from the Middle English personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew . Compare Mace .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from one or more of several places in Normandy, such as Macey (Manche), Massy (Seine-Maritime), Macé-sur-Orne (Orne), and La Ferté Macé (Orne).
English: variant of Marsay (see Marcey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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