Brief Life History of Mamie Pearl
When Mamie Pearl Swindler was born on 11 October 1892, in Buffalo, Putnam, West Virginia, United States, her father, John Wesley Swindler, was 54 and her mother, Mary Eliza 'Betty' Bryan, was 30. She married John Edward Fowler on 7 September 1916, in Winfield, Putnam, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Buffalo District, Putnam, West Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 9 April 1974, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Buffalo Memorial Park, Buffalo, Putnam, West Virginia, United States.
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- Mamie Fowler in household of Mary E Swindler, "United States Census, 1920"
- Mamie Pearl Swindler, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Mamie Fowler, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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
Americanized form (translation into English) of South German Schwindler, a nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German swindeln ‘to swindle’.
English: variant of either Swindells , Swindlehurst , or Swinley, a habitational name from Swinley (Lancashire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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