Brief Life History of Mae Anna
When Mae Anna Floyd was born on 16 October 1903, in Union, Kentucky, United States, her father, Frederick Benjamin Floyd, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Frances Jennings, was 29. She lived in Henderson, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Morganfield, Union, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died on 31 December 1998, in Evansville, Knight Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Perry Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States.
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- Mary A Floyd in household of Fred B Floyd, "United States Census, 1920"
- Mae Anna Floyd, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Mae Anna Floyd Thompson, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1904 · The Black Patch War
From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
Anglicized form of Welsh Lloyd , which arose because of the difficulty that English speakers had in pronouncing the Welsh lateral fricative spelled Ll.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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