Brief Life History of Minnie May
When Minnie May Cheatham was born on 2 April 1880, in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States, her father, Charles Edward Cheatham, was 24 and her mother, Mary Ellen Jones, was 21. She married Henry M. Johnson on 25 July 1905, in Jackson, Missouri, United States. She lived in Kent, King, Washington, United States for about 10 years and Montesano, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States in 1930. She died on 14 February 1937, in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in King, Washington, United States.
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- Minnie Cheatem in household of Charley E Cheatem, "United States Census, 1900"
- Minnie M Cheatham, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Minnie May Coleman, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1889 · Washington Becomes a State
On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Lancashire called Cheetham, apparently named with Celtic cēd ‘wood’ + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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