Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Moore was born on 12 August 1873, in Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, United States, her father, William Henry Moore, was 36 and her mother, Elisabeth Ann Clayton, was 35. She married Fredrick Henry Funke on 15 December 1896, in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Butler, Missouri, United States in 1935 and Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1950. She died on 16 July 1963, in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Poplar Bluff Township, Butler, Missouri, United States.
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- Jennie Funke in household of Frederick H Funke, "United States Census, 1920"
- Jane Moore, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Jennie Moore Funke, "Find A Grave Index"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1881 · Center of Stove Manufacturing
"During the late 19th century, cast-iron stove manufacturing became Detroit's top industry and later the city received the nickname, ""Stove Capital of the World."""
1897 · Beginnings of Kmart
Detroit was the home of the second dime and nickel stores that S. S. Kresge owned. After two years with John McCrory, his partner, he traded his share in the Memphis store, plus $3,000, for full ownership of the Detroit store and formed the Kresge & Wilson Company with his brother-in-law, Charles J. Wilson. In 1962, the S. S. Kresge Company would rebrand and change their name to Kmart.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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