Brief Life History of Lonnie Coate
When Lonnie Coate Laws was born on 19 December 1888, in Alexander, North Carolina, United States, his father, David Crockett Laws, was 37 and his mother, Martha R. Bentley, was 32. He married Arebell Hubbard about 1919. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Sugar Loaf Township, Alexander, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and China Grove Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 20 October 1971, in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States.
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- Connie C Laws, "United States Census, 1940"
- L C Laws, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Lonie Coat Laws, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Law (pet form of Lawrence ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Perhaps a shortened form of Scottish or Irish McLeish . Compare McLaws .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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