Brief Life History of Cora Elizabeth
When Cora Elizabeth Brittenham was born on 25 March 1871, in Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States, her father, Noah H Brittenham, was 33 and her mother, Louise Elizabeth Erhart, was 27. She married Henry E. McAdams on 22 September 1887, in McCool Junction, York, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Davenport Election Precinct, Thayer, Nebraska, United States in 1940 and Davenport Township, Thayer, Nebraska, United States in 1950. She died on 25 July 1957, at the age of 86, and was buried in Davenport Cemetery, Davenport, Thayer, Nebraska, United States.
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- Cora E McAdams, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cora Elizabeth Brittenham - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Cora Elizabeth Brittenham
- Cora E Brittenham, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872
Historical Boundaries: 1872: Thayer, Nebraska, United States
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.
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English: variant of Brittingham .
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