Brief Life History of Cora Bell
When Cora Bell Kannard was born in 1895, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Columbus Isham Kinnard, was 35 and her mother, Sara Margaret Robinson, was 30. She married William Dexter Cooper on 21 October 1912, in White, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Clinton Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States in 1950. She died on 4 February 1985, in Palm Beach, Florida, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in West Palm Beach, Dade, Florida, United States.
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- Cora Bell Cooper in household of Dexter Cooper, "United States Census, 1940"
- Cera Bell Kannard, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- Cora Bell Cooper, "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998"
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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 · Florida Involvement in Spanish-American War
Florida played a critical role during the Spanish-American War. The port of Tampa saw the arrival of over 30,000 troops; this traffic resulted in the small town experiencing massive growth and becoming a city. Cuban-Americans across the state also helped with raising money and support for the war.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
English (southern): nickname from Middle English cauenard, cainard, keynard ‘sluggard, lethargic person’ (probably a borrowing from an unrecorded Old French word; compare Modern French caignard ‘lazy’).
French: variant of Canard ‘duck’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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