Brief Life History of Birdie Mae
When Birdie Mae Durham was born on 24 January 1887, in Texas, United States, her father, George Washington Durham, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Catherine Andrews, was 34. She had at least 4 sons and 7 daughters with William Thomas Reynolds. She lived in Justice Precinct 5, Hill, Texas, United States in 1930 and Hubbard Glacier Geological Area, City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska, United States in 1930. She died on 25 September 1963, in Waco, Milam, Republic of Texas, at the age of 76, and was buried in Hubbard, Hill, Texas, United States.
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- Mae Reynolds in household of William Reynolds, "United States Census, 1930"
- Birdie Mae Reynolds, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Mrs Birdie Reynolds, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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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.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
habitational name from the city of Durham, recorded as Dunholm in 1056 and Duram in 1297, named from Old English dūn ‘hill’ (see Down 1) + late Old English holm (from Old Norse holmr ‘island’).
variant of Derham .
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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