Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Allred was born on 30 May 1874, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, her father, Sanford Allred, was 25 and her mother, Ellen Shepherd, was 29. She married Henry Luster Acord Sr on 7 December 1910, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 1 November 1950, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Spring City Cemetery, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Ellen Acord, "United States 1950 Census"
- Mary Ellen Allred, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Mary Ellen Acord, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Aldred 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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