Brief Life History of Isabel Mary
When Isabel Mary Morris was born on 24 August 1886, in Onaga, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States, her father, Samuel Bernard Morris, was 25 and her mother, Mary Willimina Beisley, was 22. She married David Watson Wright on 26 December 1906, in Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Sherman Township, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States for about 25 years and Pottawatomie Township, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States in 1950. She died on 28 December 1971, in Onaga, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Onaga Cemetery, Onaga, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States.
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- Isabel Wright, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Isabel M.Morris - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1887; Kansas, United States
- Isabel Wright, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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