Brief Life History of Grace Thistle
When Grace Thistle Swain was born on 24 May 1893, in Lone Cedar, Jackson, West Virginia, United States, her father, Marvin Presley Marion Swain, was 25 and her mother, Mary Jane Mills, was 24. She married William Beckwith Hall in 1908, in Wood, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died in Denver, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Grace Berdine in household of Charles Berdine, "United States Census, 1930"
- Grace T. Birth Cert
- Grace T Hall, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
Spouse and Children
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.
1901 · City Hall Built
The Old Colorado Springs city Hall was built between 1901-1905. It was in use until 1997. The historical building was designed by Thomas Barber and Thomas MacLaren.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Swain, Swein (Old Norse Sveinn, Sven, from sveinn ‘lad’).
English: occupational name from Middle English swein ‘servant, attendant; boy, young man’ (Old Norse sveinn). The word could also denote a swineherd or a peasant in general. The name was thoroughly confused with Swan 1.
Irish: when not the English name, possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Suibhne; see McSwain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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