Edward Parsons Dow

Brief Life History of Edward Parsons

When Edward Parsons Dow was born in 1896, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Charles Dow, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 22. He married Rozella Theresa Crosgrove on 15 October 1935, in Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1935 and Judicial Township 4, Shasta, California, United States in 1940. He died on 28 January 1973, in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Edward Parsons Dow
1896–1973
Rozella Theresa Crosgrove
1900–1993
Marriage: 15 October 1935

Sources (8)

  • Edward R Dow, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Edward P Dow, „California Death Index, 1940-1997“
  • Edward Parsons Dow in entry for Rozella Crosgrove Dow, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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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.

1913 · Women's Suffrage Demonstration

A demonstration for women's suffrage takes place on March 3, 1913. This is the first suffrage parade in Washington D.C. One of the notable women in attendance is Ida B. Wells.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

Scottish: nickname from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff ).

English: from the Middle English personal name Dow, a rhyming pet form of Row(e), representing a common pronunciation of Rolf, a side form of Ralph. See Rolfe and compare Daw , Dawson , and Dowson . Alternatively, in East Anglia the name may be a variant of Dove .

Americanized form of Dutch Douw: from the personal name Douwe, from Frisian dou ‘pigeon’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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