Brief Life History of Whittington Banie “Whitt”
Whittington Banie “Whitt” Conner was born on 15 August 1886, in Alabama, United States. He had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Emmy Elzora Owens. He lived in Turkeytown, Etowah, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Cherokee, Alabama, United States in 1935. He died on 23 March 1957, in Slackland, Cherokee, Alabama, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in New Hope Community Cemetery, Aurora, Etowah, Alabama, United States.
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- Whit B Conner, "United States Census, 1920"
- Whittington Banie Conner, "Find A Grave Index"
- Whit Conner in entry for William Clem Robertson and Vera Conner, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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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.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Connor .
English: occupational name for an examiner or inspector, especially of ale, from Middle English connere, cunnere ‘inspector’, an agent derivative of cun(nen) ‘to examine’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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