Brief Life History of Margaret Mary
When Margaret Mary Gerken was born on 30 November 1919, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, her father, John William Gerken, was 24 and her mother, Ester Rose Kirchgessner, was 21. She married Kenneth Lawrence Fairchild in 1946. She lived in Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States in 1930. She died on 10 July 1987, in LaFayette, Walker, Georgia, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States.
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- Margaret M Gerken in household of John W Gerken, "United States Census, 1930"
- Peggy, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mrs Louis J Mason, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Eldor, Erwin, Ewald, Otto, Siegmar, Wilhelm.
North German: patronymic from Gerke .
English (Middlesex): from a short form of a Middle English personal name such as Gerald or Gerard + the diminutive suffix kin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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