Brief Life History of Margaret Marie
When Margaret Marie Melvin was born on 14 December 1915, in Schuyler, Missouri, United States, her father, Fred Hern Melvin, was 21 and her mother, Hazel Marie Sizemore, was 22. She married William Garlett Silvey on 9 July 1936, in United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Liberty Township, Schuyler, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 April 1996, in Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80.
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- Margaret M Silvey, "United States 1950 Census"
- Margaret Melvin, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Margaret M Melvin in entry for Charles W Silvey, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
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.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Scottish (of Norman origin): variant of Melville with alternation of final -l and -n.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoil Mhín ‘descendant of the devotee of Maoilmhín’, a personal name meaning ‘gentle chieftain’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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