Brief Life History of Vesta E.
When Vesta E. Ferrell was born on 16 January 1886, in Allerton, Wayne, Iowa, United States, her father, Henry Ferrell, was 32 and her mother, Catherine Harden, was 27. She had at least 1 daughter with John Harmon. She lived in Sheridan, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 15 July 1961, in Kern, California, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Vestie Ferrel in household of Otis Ferrel, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
- Vesta Ferrel, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Vesta F Harmon, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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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.
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Farrell , from Ó Fearghail.
English: variant of Fairhall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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