Lottie Ethel Meade

Brief Life History of Lottie Ethel

When Lottie Ethel Meade was born in September 1892, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Wesley F Meade, was 37 and her mother, Margaret A Cochran, was 30. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Ory Francis Freeland. She lived in Knox Township, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and Greenwood, Steuben, New York, United States for about 20 years. She died on 25 December 1972, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Ory Francis Freeland
1891–1959
Lottie Ethel Meade
1892–1972
Maurice Harley Freeland
1921–1988
Beatrice I Freeland
1935–

Sources (5)

  • L Ethel Freeland in household of Ora Freeland, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Meade in entry for Maurice Harlie Freeland, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
  • Ethel Freeland in household of Ory Freeland, "United States Census, 1920"

World Events (8)

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

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

Irish: habitational name from Midheach, the Gaelic name of County Meath in Ireland. Its Anglicized forms are now indistinguishable from those of the English name Mead .

English: variant of Mead .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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