Brief Life History of Dora
When Dora Bolen was born on 5 November 1889, in Big Island, Marion, Ohio, United States, her father, Luther Bolin, was 50 and her mother, Mary Louise Jones, was 34. She married James William Fields on 14 November 1912, in Marion, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Claridon, Marion, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Claridon Township, Marion, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died on 17 November 1950, in Marion, Marion, Ohio, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Claridon Cemetery, Claridon, Marion, Ohio, United States.
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- Dora Fields in household of James W Fields, "United States Census, 1940"
- Dora Bolen, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Dora Bolen, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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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.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Swedish (Bolén): ornamental name composed of an unexplained first element (possibly from bo ‘farm’; compare Bolin ) + the adjectival suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’.
German: variant of Bohlen .
English: variant of Bullen . This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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