Bernice Vivian Meliza

Brief Life History of Bernice Vivian

When Bernice Vivian Meliza was born on 21 July 1911, in Farmer City, DeWitt, Illinois, United States, her father, Broe Vernon Meliza, was 23 and her mother, Minnie Urona Riggs, was 21. She married James Howard Jones on 3 September 1929, in Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, United States. She lived in Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Hensley Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 25 December 1986, in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, United States.

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James Howard Jones
1910–1991
Bernice Vivian Meliza
1911–1986
Marriage: 3 September 1929

Sources (5)

  • Bercnice Meliza in household of B W Meliza, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Bernice Vivian Meliza, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Bernice Meliza in entry for Edward C. Manthei, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

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World Events (8)

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.

1913 · Women get the right to vote in Illinois

Grace Wilbur Trout was elected president of the Chicago Political Equality League and started her presidency by making sure that each senate district was supporting suffrage for women. A few months later, the bill was up for voting in the state. Trout and her team went as far as to get male voters from their homes. The bill passed giving Women the right to vote for President of the Nation and all local offices not in the Illinois Constitution.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Alfio, Carmela, Orazio, Rosaria, Santo.

Italian: from Melita, the Latin name for Malta, hence an ethnic name for someone from Malta or someone with trade or other connections with the island. This has been a surname since Byzantine times.

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

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