Fern A McKeen

Female1892–12 May 1976

Brief Life History of Fern A

When Fern A McKeen was born in 1892, in Bottineau, North Dakota, United States, her father, Charles E. McKeen, was 44 and her mother, Rosetta Christina Emde, was 27. She lived in Tulare, Tulare, California, United States for about 10 years and Tulare Judicial Township, Tulare, California, United States in 1940. She died on 12 May 1976, in Tulare, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Los Osos, San Luis Obispo, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles E. McKeen
1849–1919
Rosetta Christina Emde
1865–1949
Jennie McKeen
1889–1968
Fern A McKeen
1892–1976
William McKeen
1894–1914
Pearl Francis McKeen
1897–1989
Dorethe "Dottie" McKeen
1898–2000
Richard Arthur McKeen
1905–1965

Sources (8)

  • Fern A Mckeen, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Fern A McKeen, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Fern Mckeen in household of Etta Mckeen, "United States Census, 1930"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 4

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.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

Age 14

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 24

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern): variant of McKean 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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