Brief Life History of John Alexander
When John Alexander Nisbett was born on 25 December 1892, in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States, his father, Samuel Gorden Nisbett, was 43 and his mother, Caroline "Lina" Pritchett, was 11889. He died on 7 April 1912, in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 19, and was buried in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (3)
- John Nisbett, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
- John Nisbell, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"
- John Alexander Nisbet, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (3)
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.
1900 · Governor Shot
On January 30, 1900 Governor William Goebel of Kentucky was assassinated. He took a bullet to the chest, outside the Old State Capitol. He died on February 3, 1900.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Nesbitt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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