Mae Nusbaum-Ball

Brief Life History of Mae

When Mae Nusbaum-Ball was born on 22 August 1891, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Thomas Jefferson Nusbaum, was 28 and her mother, Caroline I 'Carrie' Deibert, was 27. She married Michele Lombardi on 8 May 1948, in Los Angeles, California, United States. She died on 8 August 1981, in Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Michele Lombardi
1884–1969
Mae Nusbaum-Ball
1891–1981
Marriage: 8 May 1948

Sources (3)

  • Mae Nusbaum Ball, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Mae N Lombardi, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
  • Mae N Nussbaum Lombardi, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Variant spelling of May , possibly influenced by Maeve . It was borne by the American film actress Mae West ( 1892–1980 ), whose prominent bust led to her name being given, by members of the RAF, to a type of inflatable life jacket used in the Second World War. This spelling is not much used, except in compounds such as Ellie-Mae, Lily-Mae, and Daisy-Mae.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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