Brief Life History of Mary Iona
Mary Iona Blackmon was born on 18 December 1869, in United States as the daughter of James T. Blackmon and Frances Parmelia Matthews.
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Family Time Line
James T. Blackmon
–
Frances Parmelia Matthews
1847–1910
Mary Iona Blackmon
1869–
Ohna Irene Blackmon
1900–
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Iona Blackmon - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Mary Iona Blackmon
Parents and Siblings
– Male
1847–1910 Female
Siblings (2)
1869– Female
1900– Female
World Events (3)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1870 · Giving all the right to vote
Age 1
The Act was an extension of the Fifteenth Amendment, that prohibited discrimination by state offices in voter registration. It also helped empower the President with the authority to enforce the first section of the Fifteenth Amendment throughout the United States. Being the first of three Enforcement Acts passed by the Congress, it helped combat attacks on the suffrage rights of African Americans.
1872 · The First National Park
Age 3
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Blackman . This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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