Brief Life History of Rachel Adda
When Rachel Adda Craig was born on 14 August 1913, in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Harry William Craig, was 25 and her mother, Martha B. Gallagher, was 25. She lived in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1935 and North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. She died on 17 September 1990, in Orange Park, Clay, Florida, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Richard Craig in household of Harry Craig, "United States Census, 1930"
- Rachel A. Wisser, "Find A Grave Index"
- Rachel Wisser in entry for Jane Craig Herman, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1914 · Florida Involvement in World War I
Florida contributed to World War I in several ways. The state's open land and warm climate made for a great military training location. Additional technological and agricultural developments took place in Florida as well. Roughly 42,030 Floridians joined the troops during 1917 and 1918.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a steep or precipitous rock, Older Scots crag, craig. Compare the synonymous English Cragg .
Manx: either a shortened form of Gaelic Mac Concharraige ‘son of Cu Charraige (‘hound of the rock’) or possibly of Mac Thorveig ‘son of Thorveig’, from the Old Norse personal name Thórveig (from the god's name Thórr + veig ‘pith, strength’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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