Brief Life History of Mary Amanda "Mamie"
When Mary Amanda "Mamie" Raynes was born on 30 June 1875, in Buffalo, Jackson, West Virginia, United States, her father, William Lewis Raynes, was 40 and her mother, Mary Ann Rayms, was 39. She married Floyd Grey Jackson in 1902, in Putnam, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Jefferson, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States in 1920 and Jefferson District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 14 January 1954, in St. Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in St. Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.
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- Mary Jackson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mamie Raynes - birth-name: Mamie Raynes
- Mamie Amanda Raynes, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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.
Name Meaning
English (West Yorkshire): variant of Raines .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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