Brief Life History of Elmer Newton
When Elmer Newton McEwen was born on 26 April 1895, in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States, his father, Newton Cass McEwen, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Amanda Purdy, was 25. He married Blanche Rinehart on 5 December 1916, in Logan, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Judicial Township 3, Merced, California, United States in 1940 and Los Banos, Merced, California, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 11 June 1977, in Seaside, Monterey, California, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Elmer N. McEwen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Elmer Newton Mcewen, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Elmer N Mcewen, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
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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.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish:
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’, a widespread and old personal name, possibly derived from eo ‘yew’, meaning ‘born of the yew-tree’ (see Ewen ). It was Latinized as Eugenius (see Eugene ). This was the name of one of the two sons of Niall of the Nine Hostages; the other was Conall. The usual spelling in Ireland is McKeown .
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eathain ‘son of Eathan’, a personal name from Latin Johannes (see John ). John was taken into Irish as Eoin at first; Seán is a later form. In later Irish, as in the surnames, the personal names Eoghan and Eoin were often confused.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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