Brief Life History of Leona Mae
When Leona Mae Backer was born on 14 July 1894, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, her father, Henry Frank Backer, was 29 and her mother, Melissa Van Fleet, was 28. She married James Cotner Bogart on 14 November 1917, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Glendale Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940 and Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. She died on 15 September 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Leona Bogart, "United States Census, 1940"
- Bunker, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Leona Mae Backer, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
German (Bäcker): variant of Becker . Compare Baecker .
Dutch: variant of Bakker . Compare De Backer .
Danish: probably of German origin (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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