Ralph Trimmer

Male21 August 1895–1896

Brief Life History of Ralph

When Ralph Trimmer was born on 21 August 1895, in Hamilton Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jonas Gates Trimmer, was 23 and his mother, Barbara Elvira Shive, was 24. He died in 1896, at the age of 1.

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Jonas Gates Trimmer
1872–1965
Barbara Elvira Shive
1871–1958
Charles Ross Trimmer
1892–1988
Ruth Esther Trimmer
1893–1976
Ralph Trimmer
1895–1896
Trimmer
1896–
John Miles Trimmer
1898–1972
Marian E. Trimmer Sollenberger
1904–1999
Pauline M Trimmer
1906–1985

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    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 1

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly Hampshire):

    occupational name from Middle English trimmer, a derivative of the verb trimmen (Old English trymman) which had multiple meanings, including ‘to strengthen, confirm, make ready’. The modern sense ‘to cut, trim’ is not attested in Middle English literature, but it is possible that the surname was for someone who cut something, perhaps cloth.

    perhaps occasionally from the Middle English personal name Triamor, of uncertain origin but found as the name of an Egyptian ruler in Alexandria in the medieval romance Guy of Warwick. It remained in use for many years in a Baldwin family from the Hertfordshire area.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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