Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Paith was born on 12 July 1869, in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States, her father, David Paith, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Rediger, was 19. She married Cornelius " Carl" Gommels on 17 October 1889, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Benson, Woodford, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Lincoln Township, Calhoun, Iowa, United States in 1910. She died on 6 July 1918, in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States.
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- Mary Parth in household of David Parth, "United States Census, 1880"
- Gommels, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Belle Paith in entry for Pearl Rogerson, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1873
Historical Boundaries: 1873: Woodford, Illinois, United States
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
Name Meaning
English (most frequent in northern Ireland): from Middle English fe(i)th ‘belief (especially Christian belief), faithfulness, loyalty’. This may have been a nickname for a trustworthy person, but was more probably bestowed on one who used ‘Faith!’ frequently as a mild oath or exclamation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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