Brief Life History of Emma Minerva
When Emma Minerva Spaulding was born on 19 September 1863, in Sylvan Township, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, her father, Dennis Almeron Spaulding, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Updike, was 23. She married William Shunk Davidson on 29 December 1886, in Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Michigan, United States in 1870 and Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. She died on 4 September 1957, in Sylvan Township, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Vermont Cemetery, Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.
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- Emma M Davidson in household of William S Davidson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Emma Minerva Spaulding - Published information: birth-name: Emma Minerva Spaulding
- Emma M Spaulding, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
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
Scottish (Aberdeenshire) and English (Cambridgeshire and Norfolk): habitational name from Spalding (Lincolnshire), from Old English Spaldas, the name of an Anglian tribe who settled chiefly in the fen-lands of Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, + the groupname suffix -ingas. Compare Spafford .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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