Ethel Irene Acher

Female28 July 1893–September 1986

Brief Life History of Ethel Irene

Ethel Irene Acher was born on 28 July 1893, in Pennsylvania, United States as the daughter of William Acher and Rosa McDowell. She married Earl George Harris on 25 August 1919, in Wyoming, New York, United States. She lived in Allegany, New York, United States in 1920 and Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States in 1930. She died in September 1986, in Erie, New York, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Lakeside Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamburg, Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Earl George Harris
1892–1964
Ethel Irene Acher
1893–1986
Marriage: 25 August 1919

Sources (6)

  • Ethel Harris in household of Earl Harris, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Ethel I. Harris, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ethel Irene Acher in entry for Earl George Harris, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 August 1919Wyoming, New York, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 3

    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.

    1905 · The Movie Theater

    Age 12

    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. 

    1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

    Age 25

    To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Russian Betya, Dmitriy, Gennady, Yefim, Yeva. Czech Petr. Jewish Genya.

    Americanized form of Czech Kačer or Slovak Káčer (see Kacer ), and of Polish and Jewish (from Poland) Kaczor , all meaning ‘drake, male duck’.

    Jewish (from Ukraine): artificial name from Yiddish katsher ‘drake’. Compare Kacer and Kachur .

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

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