Brief Life History of Ruthie
When Ruthie Key was born in 1892, in Alabama, United States, her father, John G. Key, was 26 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Brooks, was 27. She lived in Standing Rock, Chambers, Alabama, United States in 1920.
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Family Time Line
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- Muthe Key in household of John Key, "United States Census, 1920"
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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.
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.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English, Irish, and German: variant of Kay .
Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Keij, from the personal name Kei(je), possibly a vernacular form of Cornelius , Nicolas or Gerrit (see Gerrits ). Compare De Kay .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 祁, see Qi 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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