Brief Life History of Sarah Tennie
When Sarah Tennie Maroon was born on 15 March 1895, in Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, United States, her father, John Harvey Maroon, was 40 and her mother, Mary Teresa or Tennie McLaughlin, was 24. She married David Monroe Castleman on 3 September 1916, in Hempstead, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Buck Range, Howard, Arkansas, United States in 1950 and Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States in 1980. She died on 20 May 1999, in Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 104, and was buried in Sardis Cemetery, Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States.
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- S Lennie Castleman, "United States 1950 Census"
- Timmie Maroone, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Maroon, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
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Americanized form of Arabic Maroun .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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