Brief Life History of Ethel Maude
When Ethel Maude Crawford was born on 2 March 1892, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, her father, Albert Crawford, was 23 and her mother, Nancy Louella Nash, was 19. She had at least 1 son with Orris Cleveland Leslie. She died in September 1956, at the age of 64.
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Sources (12)
- Ethyl Belknap, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ethel Crawford, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Chel Crawford in entry for William Albert Belknap, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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World Events (8)
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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: habitational name from any of various places called Crawford, primarily the one in Lanarkshire (Scotland), and possibly also from the one in Lancashire. Both are named in Old English with crāwe ‘crow’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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