Grace Helen Hassinger

Brief Life History of Grace Helen

When Grace Helen Hassinger was born on 14 April 1895, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Samuel Hassinger, was 49 and her mother, Sarah Jane Hummel Hassinger, was 36. She married Benjamin Harrison Embly on 24 October 1911, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 24 October 1963, in Mahoning Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Lime Ridge, South Centre Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Harrison Embly
1888–1971
Grace Helen Hassinger
1895–1963
Marriage: 24 October 1911
Benjamin Hassinger Embly
1912–1969
Jane Mary Embly
1916–1994

Sources (8)

  • Grace Embly, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Hassinger, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
  • Grace H Embly, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

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

German: derivative of Hassing .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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