Marja B Steadman

Female30 May 1890–6 February 1979

Brief Life History of Marja B

When Marja B Steadman was born on 30 May 1890, in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States, her father, William H Steadman, was 34 and her mother, Ada "Addie" Louisa Van Dyke, was 33. She married O Dewitt Fear on 4 August 1923, in Livingston, Park, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Morgan District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 6 February 1979, in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

O Dewitt Fear
1893–
Marja B Steadman
1890–1979
Marriage: 4 August 1923
Van Dyke Fear
1926–
O Dewitt Fear
1927–

Sources (5)

  • Marja B Fear in household of O Dewitt Fear, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Marja Brown Steadman, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Marja Steadman, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 August 1923Livingston, Park, Montana, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 6

    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.

    1896 · Utah Becomes a State

    Age 6

    After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

    1915 · Dinosaur National Monument

    Age 25

    Dinosaur National Monument is a park that contains over 800 paleontological sites and fossils. It was declared a National Monument on October 4, 1915.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    occupational or topographic name from Middle English stede ‘place, farm, estate’ (Old English stede) + -man, used for someone who lived or worked on a farm, or who lived at a place so named. Compare Stead .

    occupational name for someone who worked with horses, from Middle English sted(e) ‘horse, stallion’ (Old English steda) + -man. Compare Steed .

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

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