Amelia Marcus

Brief Life History of Amelia

When Amelia Marcus was born on 25 February 1908, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, Gottlieb Marcus, was 23 and her mother, Katherina Margaretha Reitz, was 20. She married Brinton Benton Leavitt on 20 April 1927, in Emblem, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Election District 15 Cloverly, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1920. She died on 31 May 2000, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Brinton Benton Leavitt
1903–1969
Amelia Marcus
1908–2000
Marriage: 20 April 1927
William Gottieb Leavitt
1929–1929
George Wallace Leavitt
1934–2016

Sources (27)

  • Emily Marcus in household of Gottlieb Marcus, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Marcus, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Amelia M. Leavitt, "Arizona, Mesa LDS Family History Center, Obituary Index, 1959-2014"

World Events (8)

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.

1913 · Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art was founded as a trust from Hinman Hurlbut, John Huntington, and Horace Kelley. It is to be known as the fourth-wealthiest art museum in the United States. The museum opened its doors to the public on June 6, 1916, and is free to the public to come and enjoy the diverse collections inside. Today the museum can be found as the center piece of Wade Park and both are on the National Register of Historic Places.

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

German, Dutch, Irish, Swedish, Danish, French, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Latin personal name Marcus (see Mark 1).

English, German, and Jewish: altered form of Marks , re-interpreted as Latin Marcus (see Mark 1).

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

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