Brief Life History of Myrtie Weltha Bowen
When Myrtie Weltha Bowen Sleeper was born on 4 May 1881, in Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, her father, John Marshall Sleeper, was 31 and her mother, Clara S Merrill, was 40. She married Frank Marshall Ballou on 1 October 1906. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in El Centro, Imperial, California, United States in 1920. She died on 1 February 1953, in Lynwood, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Roosevelt Memorial Park, Gardena, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Mertie M Sleeper in household of John M Sleeper, "United States Census, 1900"
- Myrtic Wealthy Bowen Ballou, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Myrtie W Sleeper, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1899
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Marion Lois Gwaltney BIRTH 1898 DEATH 1899 (aged 0–1) BURIAL Roosevelt Memorial Park, Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, USA MEMORIAL ID 155812240 · View Source
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a lazy or sluggish person, from Middle English sleper ‘sleeper’ (Old English slæpere).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Virginia's Notes
Bristol Enterprise 28 Sep 1899 "Myrtie Sleeper is at home from Hillsboro Bridge for a two weeks stay." Bristol Enterprise 12 Oct 1899 "Myrtie Sleeper who has been at her home for a few weeks has retu …
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