Brief Life History of Merle Lucille
When Merle Lucille Snoddy was born on 9 December 1897, in Indiana, United States, her father, Robert F Snoddy, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Foster, was 23. She married George Washington Thompson before 1918. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Seymour, Jackson Township, Jackson, Indiana, United States in 1930. She died on 8 June 1957, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 59.
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Sources (8)
- Lucille McKeown in household of George McKeown, "United States Census, 1920"
- Lucille Thompson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Lucile McKeown in entry for George Washington McKeown, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: nickname from northern Middle English and Older Scots snod ‘neat, trim, smart’ + a diminutive suffix. This surname is now commonest in Northern Ireland (especially Antrim).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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