Brief Life History of Dora
When Dora Mathis was born on 9 September 1884, in Grantsburg, Johnson, Illinois, United States, her father, Abraham Mathis, was 24 and her mother, Frances Winnie Legate, was 24. She married Orange Ambry ‘Jack’ Bagley about 1909, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Massac, Illinois, United States in 1935 and Metropolis Precinct, Massac, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 12 October 1963, in Muscatine, Iowa, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Brookport, Massac, Illinois, United States.
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- Dora Bagley, "United States Census, 1940"
- Dora Mathis, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Dora Mathis Bagley, "Find A Grave Index"
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The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
German, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), and Flemish: from a variant of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ). Compare Matthys .
English: from a pet form of the personal names Matthew or Mathias .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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