Brief Life History of Catherine May
When Catherine May Bridgewater was born on 28 August 1908, in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, United States, her father, Charles Elmer Bridgewater, was 30 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Navel, was 26. She married Edward Alexander Price on 30 August 1929, in Clay, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Dick Johnson Township, Clay, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. She died on 17 December 2000, in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Summit Lawn Cemetery, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, United States.
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- Kathryn Mae Price in household of Edward Price, "United States Census, 1940"
- Catherine Bridgewater, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Catherine Price, "Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bridgwater in Somerset; the water which the bridge at Bridgwater crosses is the Parrett river, but the placename actually derives from Brigewaltier, i.e. ‘Walter's bridge’, after Walter de Douai, the 12th-century owner.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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