Cynthia Bertha Lemons

Brief Life History of Cynthia Bertha

When Cynthia Bertha Lemons was born on 13 August 1879, in Chautauqua, Kansas, United States, her father, Albert David Lemons, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Delilah Bledsoe, was 21. She married Jonas Wagner Likes on 17 October 1897, in Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Arapaho, Custer, Oklahoma, United States in 1935 and Clinton Township, Custer, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. She died on 15 January 1942, in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Prairie Bell Cemetery, Putnam, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonas Wagner Likes
1868–1929
Cynthia Bertha Lemons
1879–1942
Marriage: 17 October 1897
Albert Floyd Likes
1898–1966
Floyd A Likes
1899–
Cleo Gertrude Likes
1901–1994
Chester Anthony Likes
1904–1975
Lawrence Likes Likes
1907–1910
Leon Lyle Likes
1909–1936
Clifford Floyd Likes
1917–2000
Donna Maxine Likes
1921–

Sources (9)

  • Cathrina Likes, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Cynthia Bertha Lemmons Likes, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Cynthia Lemons in entry for Chester Anthony Likes, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1881 · Kansas Prohibits Alcoholic Beverages

Kansas became the first state to adopt a constitutional amendment which prohibited all alcoholic beverages on February 19, 1881.

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 Lemon .

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

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