Brief Life History of Mary Florence
When Mary Florence Crane was born in 1868, in Illinois, United States, her father, Isaac Crane, was 45 and her mother, Martha Wright, was 33. She married James Edward Longwell on 7 July 1889, in Fidelity, Jersey, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Texas, Oklahoma, United States in 1935 and Guymon, Texas, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. She died on 28 February 1950, in New York, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Guymon, Texas, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Mary T Longwill, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Florence Crane - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Mary Florence Crane
- Mary F. Crain, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1889
The Oklahoma Land Run on April 22, 1889, was the first land rush, or land opened for settlement on a first-come basis, opened to the Unassigned Lands. The land rush lured approximately 50,000 people, saddled with their fastest horses, looking to claim their piece of the newly available two million acres. The requirements included the settler to live and improve on their 160 acres for five years in order to receive the title. Choice land tempted people to hide out and get an early lead on their claim. These people became known as “sooners.” It is estimated that eleven thousand homesteads were claimed. Oklahoma Historical Society - Land Run of 1889
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.
Name Meaning
English: nickname, most likely for a tall, thin man with long legs, from Middle English cran ‘crane’ (the bird), Old English cran, cron. The term included the heron until the introduction of a separate word for the latter in the 14th century.
Manx: see Craine .
Dutch: variant of Krane ‘crane’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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