Irene Louise Rinker

Brief Life History of Irene Louise

When Irene Louise Rinker was born on 1 March 1891, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, her father, Henry E Rinker, was 46 and her mother, Rosalla Sherman, was 37. She married Charles Welborn Cannon on 2 September 1913, in Los Angeles, California, United States. She lived in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1920 and Signal Hill Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. She died on 6 October 1960, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Charles Welborn Cannon
1855–1944
Irene Louise Rinker
1891–1960
Marriage: 2 September 1913

Sources (9)

  • Irene L Cannon in household of Charles W Cannon, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Irene Louise Cannon, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Irene Louise Rinker, "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.

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

German:

occupational name for a buckle maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German rinke ‘buckle’.

from an old personal name based on hring ‘ring’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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