Brief Life History of Ethel S
When Ethel S Yates was born on 23 September 1897, in Neligh, Antelope, Nebraska, United States, her father, Charles Washington Yates, was 31 and her mother, Ella Naomi Bare, was 30. She married Benjamin James Ochsner on 3 February 1937, in Durango, La Plata, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in San Miguel, Colorado, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 3, La Plata, Colorado, United States in 1940. She died on 11 November 1957, in Durango, La Plata, Colorado, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Durango, La Plata, Colorado, United States.
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- Ethel Y Oschner in household of Benjamin J Oschner, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ethel S Yates - Individual or family possessions: Family Bible: birth: 23 September 1897; Neligh, Antelope, Nebraska, United States
- Ethel S Yates, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
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World Events (8)
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.
1901 · City Hall Built
The Old Colorado Springs city Hall was built between 1901-1905. It was in use until 1997. The historical building was designed by Thomas Barber and Thomas MacLaren.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English yates ‘gates’, plural of yate, Old English geat ‘gate’, hence a topographic or occupational name for someone who lived by the gates of a town or castle and who probably acted as the gatekeeper or porter. Compare Gates . Alternatively, a variant of the singular form Yate, with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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