Brief Life History of Eva J
When Eva J Waldron was born on 25 August 1891, in New York, United States, her father, Edward H Waldron, was 52 and her mother, Frances Elizabeth Sheldon, was 43. She married Charles Gatchell Brewster on 11 February 1909, in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in DeWitt, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York, United States in 1920 and Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 September 1950, in Cayuga, New York, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Sennett, Cayuga, New York, United States.
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- Eva Brewster, "United States Census, 1940"
- Eva J. Waldron, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Eva J Waldron Brewster, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (Mayo): from the Norman personal name Waleran, Galeran (ancient Germanic Walahram, Old French Galeran(t)), composed of the ancient Germanic elements walh ‘foreigner’ + hrafn ‘raven’. Compare Walraven . In Ireland, where it is common, this name was Gaelicized early as Mac Bhalronta, also later as Mac Bhaildrin and de Bhaldraithe.
English: habitational name from a place in Sussex named Waldron. The placename derives from Old English wald ‘woodland’ + ærn ‘building’.
History: This is the name of a prominent NH family, established there since the 17th century. Richard Walderne (born c. 1615) came to New England from Alchester, Warwickshire, England, c. 1640 and settled at Dover, NH.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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