Brief Life History of Dolly Marie
When Dolly Marie Watson was born on 3 April 1892, in Indiana, United States, her father, Dee Everett Watson, was 20 and her mother, Belle Saidla, was 17. She married George Roland Ziegler on 8 August 1916, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1910 and Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died in November 1972, at the age of 80.
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- Marie Watson in household of Dee Watson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Dolly Watson, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Dolly Marie Satson in entry for John Howard Ziegler, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940"
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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 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and Irish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Wat’, a pet form of Walter that was particularly common in Scotland and northern England. See Watt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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