Brief Life History of Nora Ellen
When Nora Ellen Cansler was born on 26 July 1895, in Wilson Township, Dallas, Missouri, United States, her father, Charles Buren Cansler, was 19 and her mother, Delsina "Sina" May Pummill, was 16. She married Robert Chaney on 24 December 1914, in Laclede, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 9 November 1988, in San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 93.
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- Nora E Canoler in household of Charles B Canoler, "United States Census, 1900"
- Nora Ellen Chaney, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
- Nora Cansler in entry for Robert Chaney, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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.
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.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Kanzler ‘chancellor’, or possibly of the English cognate Chancellor .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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