Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Rowe was born on 1 July 1890, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Leonard B Rowe, was 28 and her mother, Susannah Sayers, was 36. She married John Taulby Branham on 21 December 1916, in Pike, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States in 1950. She died on 10 January 1973, in Pike, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Mary Branham, "United States 1950 Census"
- Mary Rowe, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Mary Rowe's Death Record
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World Events (8)
1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
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.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English rowe (Old English rāw) ‘row’. The surname may be topographic for someone who lived by a hedgerow or in a row of houses in a street, or habitational, for someone who lived in a place so named. Compare Rawe and Rew .
English (of Norman origin): variant of Rolfe , Ralph , or Rough . Compare Rowson .
East German: habitational name from any of the places called Rowe, Rowa, Rowe(n). Compare Rowen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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