Helen Marie Moore

Female28 February 1894–

Brief Life History of Helen Marie

When Helen Marie Moore was born on 28 February 1894, in Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States, her father, William K. Moore, was 32 and her mother, Anna Rosina Baus, was 26. She lived in Greenville Township, Darke, Ohio, United States in 1900.

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Ed Shafer
1892–
Helen Marie Moore
1894–

Sources (4)

  • Helen Shafer in household of W K Moore, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Helen Marie Moore, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Helen Moore in household of William K Moore, "United States Census, 1910"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 2

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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 4

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1927

Age 33

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.

English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .

English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.

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

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