Brief Life History of Jakey Elizabeth
When Jakey Elizabeth Norris was born on 9 December 1894, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, her father, James Otto Norris, was 28 and her mother, Mary Catherine Capps, was 25. She married Eber Lilley on 6 December 1942, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. She lived in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 18 August 1988, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, at the age of 93.
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- Jakie A Norris in household of James I Norris, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jakey E Norris, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Jakey Elizabeth Norris, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
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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.
1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched
On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Middle English norreis, noreis, norais ‘northerner’ (Anglo-Norman French noreis), used both of Norwegians and of inhabitants of northern England and Scotland.
from the Middle English personal name Norreis, derived from norreis ‘northerner’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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