Brief Life History of Nettie Mae
When Nettie Mae Watson was born on 2 May 1886, in Madison, Ohio, United States, her father, Edward Sherman Watson, was 21 and her mother, Minnie Miller, was 20. She married Frank B Turner in May 1909, in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Urbana, Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States for about 5 years and Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died on 2 October 1979, in New Carlisle, Clark, Ohio, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Urbana, Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States.
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- Nettie Turmer, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Netie Mildred Watson - Government record: birth-name: Netie Mildred Watson
- Nettie Mae Watson Turner, "Find A Grave Index"
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1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit "water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream." H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, "TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII".
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and Irish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Wat’, a pet form of Walter that was particularly common in Scotland and northern England. See Watt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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