Brief Life History of Winnie Davis
When Winnie Davis Roles was born on 18 July 1890, in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, United States, her father, Jefferson Davis Roles, was 28 and her mother, Mary Virginia "Jeannie" Carden, was 20. She married Edward A Van Loon on 19 March 1919, in Marengo, Morrow, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in South Bloomfield Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States in 1930 and North Bloomfield Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died on 29 February 1960, in Knox, Ohio, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Bloomfield Cemetery, Sparta, Morrow, Ohio, United States.
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- Winnie D Roles in household of Mary Virginia Roles, "United States Census, 1940"
- Minnie Roles, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Winnie Davis Roles, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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World Events (8)
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.
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.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Rowles .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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