Harriet Robena Coomes

Brief Life History of Harriet Robena

When Harriet Robena Coomes was born on 28 December 1874, in Shelby Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, her father, Cleophas Franklin Coomes, was 42 and her mother, Sarah Jane McCutcheon, was 38. She married George Washington Fulks on 21 December 1893, in Lafayette, Wabash New Purchase, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Carpenter Township, Jasper, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Monticello, Union Township, White, Indiana, United States in 1920. She died on 5 January 1920, at the age of 45, and was buried in Monticello, Union Township, White, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Fulks
1864–1937
Harriet Robena Coomes
1874–1920
Marriage: 21 December 1893
Karah Franklin Fulks
1894–1968
Jesse Oren Fulks
1896–1969
Lucy Leota Fulks
1899–1927
Ira Vernon Fulks
1901–1963
Mamie A. Fulks
1903–1944
George Emery Fulks
1908–1959
Natalie Naomi Fulks
1916–1916

Sources (16)

  • Hattie R Fulks in household of George W Fulks, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Hattie Combs, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
  • Hattie R. Coombs Fulks, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

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

English: variant of Coombs .

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

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