Brief Life History of Mabel May
When Mabel May Tucker was born on 12 November 1891, in Iowa, United States, her father, Perry Franklin Tucker, was 41 and her mother, Margaret Jane Underwood, was 31. She married Earl Sam Hartman on 23 June 1910, in Greene, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Junction Township, Greene, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa, United States for about 1 years. She died on 25 January 1965, in Greene, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Grand Junction Cemetery, Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa, United States.
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- Mable M Hartman, "United States 1950 Census"
- Tucker, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Mabel Tucker, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English (southwestern): occupational name from Middle English tuker(e), toker(e) ‘tucker, fuller’, a derivative of tuken ‘to torment, beat’ (Old English tūcian), for someone who fulled and finished cloth. This name for the occupation was characteristic of the West Country. Compare Fuller and Walker and see also Tuckerman .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuachair ‘descendant of Tuachar’, a personal name composed of the elements tuath ‘people’ + car ‘dear, beloved’.
Americanized form of Jewish Tocker or Toker (see Tokarz ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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