Brief Life History of Anna May
When Anna May Strassheim was born on 27 October 1890, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Philip Heinrich Strassheim, was 36 and her mother, Anna Gaerthe, was 33. She married J. Raymond Coombs in 1912, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died on 7 June 1972, in Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Overton, Overton Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Anna Coombs in household of Egner Dorman, "United States Census, 1940"
- Anna May Strassheim, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906"
- Strassheim, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951"
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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.
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.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Strassheim, a habitational name from any of several places in Bavaria called Strassham or possibly from Strassenheim in Baden-Württemberg.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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