When Nancy Ellen Hollister was born on 5 February 1869, her father, Hiram Isaac Hollister, was 26 and her mother, Caroline Casselman, was 35. She married John Francis Wood in 1898. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1881 and lived in De Kalb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States in 1915 and Richland, Richland, Oswego, New York, United States in 1920. She died on 2 October 1942, in Leslie, Ingham, Michigan, United States, at the age of 73.
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Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
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.
English (Gloucestershire): nickname from a derivative of Old French holier ‘adulterer, lecher’. Compare Hollier .
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