Brief Life History of Birdie Minerva
When Birdie Minerva Ware was born on 8 July 1892, in Jackson, Jackson, Minnesota, United States, her father, William Harve Ware, was 36 and her mother, Ida Inga Swenson, was 22. She married Hans Albert Arvig on 3 July 1911, in Walker, Cass, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Wilson Township, Cass, Minnesota, United States in 1930 and Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States in 1930. She died on 14 December 1976, in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 84.
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- Bertie Wear in household of Harve Wear, "United States Census, 1900"
- Berdie Arvig in entry for Hans A Arvig, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
- Birdy M Ware, "Minnesota State Census, 1905"
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World Events (8)
1893 · The Minnesota State Flag
The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.
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.
1914 · The Man With The First Air Conditioned Home
Charles Gates was the first person in the United States to install air conditioning in his home. Funny thing was, Gates died a year before it was installed.
Name Meaning
English:
topographic name for someone who lived by or looked after a dam or weir on a river (from Old English wær, wer, Middle English war(e), warre, wer(e), werre ‘weir’), or a habitational name from a place called with this word, such as Weare (Somerset), Weare Giffard (Devon), or Ware (Hertfordshire).
topographic name for someone who lived by a horse pond or fish pond, from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English wayour, which became early modern English ware, wear.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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