Brief Life History of Mary J
When Mary J Sumner was born on 30 June 1896, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, her father, John Cooper Sumner, was 35 and her mother, Myra Matilda Stanliff, was 32. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1896.
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- Mary J Sumner, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Mary J Sumner, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
- Mary J Sumner, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
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World Events (3)
1898 · War with the Spanish
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.
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.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for an official who was responsible for ensuring the appearance of witnesses in court, from Middle English som(p)nour(e) ‘summoner’ (Old French somoneor, semoneor).
History: William Sumner came to Dorchester, MA, from England c. 1635. His descendants include US Senator Charles Sumner, a major force in the struggle to end slavery, who was born in 1811 in Boston.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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