Gladys Alida Noah

Female16 November 1892–5 March 1978

Brief Life History of Gladys Alida

When Gladys Alida Noah was born on 16 November 1892, in Dorr, Dorr Township, Allegan, Michigan, United States, her father, John D Noah, was 43 and her mother, Elenor Henrietta Nevins, was 40. She married Amenzo Brownell Cornell on 10 September 1922, in Montcalm, Michigan, United States. She lived in Six Lakes, Belvidere Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States in 1940 and Sidney, Sidney Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States in 1978. She died on 5 March 1978, in Home Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Six Lakes, Belvidere Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States.

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Amenzo Brownell Cornell
1886–1977
Gladys Alida Noah
1892–1978
Marriage: 10 September 1922

Sources (14)

  • Gladys Cornell in household of Armenzo Cornell, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Gladys Alida Noah, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
  • Gladys Noah, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"

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  • Marriage
    10 September 1922Montcalm, Michigan, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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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.

    1903 · Ford Motor Company

    Age 11

    "Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."

    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

    English, German, and Jewish (Sephardic and Israeli): from the Biblical personal name Noah (see Noe ).

    English: probably a variant of Noar, a habitational name from any of numerous places with names derived from Old English ōra, ōfer ‘bank, ridge, shore' (with N- arising through misdivision of the Middle English prepositional phrase atten ore, atte nore ‘at the bank’), such as Nore Hill in Patshull (Staffordshire), Nore Hill in Eartham (Sussex), Nower Wood in Headley and Nore Farm in Bramley (both Surrey), and Nower Hill in Pinner (Middlesex).

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

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