Brief Life History of Ruby Josephine
When Ruby Josephine Atwater was born on 28 May 1866, in Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, William E Atwater, was 34 and her mother, Lucretia Patience Timmons, was 25. She married Freedom Douglas Gates on 19 December 1883, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Election Precinct 6 Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States in 1940. She died in 1955, at the age of 89, and was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States.
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- Ruby Gates in household of Oscar Ray Sayr, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ruby J Atwater, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Ruby J Atwater Gates, "Find A Grave Index"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1869
Historical Boundaries: 1869: Colfax, New Mexico Territory, United States 1912: Colfax, New Mexico, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone whose dwelling was by a river or lake, Middle English atte water ‘at the water’.
History: This surname was established from an early date in New England. David Atwater was one of the group of settlers who founded the New Haven colony in 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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