When Mildred Lulu Lyon was born on 17 January 1894, in Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Ross Wilson Lyon, was 24 and her mother, Sylvia A. Maud Edney, was 18. She married Howard Fremont Quimby on 1 June 1917, in Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States in 1900. She died on 17 August 1943, in Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 49.
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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.
The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5, 1905 and officially brought a conclusion to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Scottish, English, and French: from the personal name Middle English Lyon, Old French Leon (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn; see Leon ). Compare Lyall .
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. It is unlikely to be from the better-known southern French city of Lyon (see 5 below).
English and French: nickname from Middle English lioun ‘lion’ (Old English, Latin leo), Old French leon, perhaps applied to a brave, fierce, or proud person, or one with a shaggy mane of hair. Compare Lion .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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