Brief Life History of Lillie
When Lillie Griebel was born in 1895, in New York, United States, her father, John Griebel, was 33 and her mother, Lillie C Nehring, was 33. She married Harry Charles Torns on 25 June 1921, in Suffolk, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Suffolk, New York, United States in 1920 and Lindenhurst, Babylon, Suffolk, New York, United States for about 10 years. She was buried in Breslau Cemetery, North Lindenhurst, Babylon, Suffolk, New York, United States.
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- Lillie Lorns in household of Harry C Lorns, "United States Census, 1930"
- Lillie Torns, "Find A Grave Index"
- Unknown in entry for Harry Charles Torns, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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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.
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.
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.
Name Meaning
South German: variant of Grübel (see Grable ).
South German: topographic name for someone living in a hollow, from a diminutive of Middle High German gruobe ‘hollow’.
North German: habitational name from a place so named in Holstein.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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