Brief Life History of Orville Vernon
When Orville Vernon Thurber was born on 2 August 1895, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Ezra James Thurber, was 26 and his mother, Mildred M Lloyd, was 23. He died on 30 December 1900, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 5, and was buried in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Vernon Throber in household of Ezra A Throber, "United States Census, 1900"
- Orville V. Thurber, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Vernon O. Thurber, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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World Events (4)
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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire): unexplained.
History: This surname is recorded in Rehoboth, MA, from the mid 17th centuryon.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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