Brief Life History of Laura Caroline
When Laura Caroline Mays was born on 22 April 1886, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Bevely Allen Mays, was 30 and her mother, Mary Lentine McClure, was 20. She married William Wesley Jennings on 17 March 1907, in Decatur, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Civil District 7, Decatur, Tennessee, United States in 1910 and Civil District 6, Decatur, Tennessee, United States for about 20 years. She died on 23 November 1988, in Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 102, and was buried in Crossroads Cemetery, Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Laura Jennings, "United States 1950 Census"
- Laura Mays, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Laura Caroline Mays Jennings, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
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.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Mayes .
German: variant of Mais .
Dutch: from a short form of the personal name Thomas . In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Maijs.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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