Brief Life History of Phebe
When Phebe Morris was born on 10 February 1880, in Wetzel, West Virginia, United States, her father, William Santford Morris, was 28 and her mother, Rachel Ann Morris, was 26. She married Daniel Morgan Bell on 24 April 1898, in Wetzel, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Center District, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years. She died in 1902, at the age of 22, and was buried in Knob Fork, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States.
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- Phebe Bell in household of William Bell, "United States Census, 1900"
- Phebe Morris, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Phebe Morris, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the 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 and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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