Brief Life History of Rena
When Rena Gleason was born on 18 June 1878, in Michigan, United States, her father, William Henry Gleason, was 28 and her mother, Minnie Koch, was 16. She married William Romay Flowers on 3 January 1900, in New Lothrop, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Orion Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Oakland, Michigan, United States in 1920. She died on 8 July 1921, in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Vernon, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States.
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- Rhea Flowers in household of William Flowers, "United States Census, 1910"
- Rena Gleason, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Rena Flowers, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
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.
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
Irish (Waterford): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Glasáin, from a diminutive of glas ‘green, blue, gray’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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