Emily W. Brainerd

FemaleJune 1877–24 July 1944

Brief Life History of Emily W.

When Emily W. Brainerd was born in June 1877, in Illinois, United States, her father, Walter M. Brainard, was 24 and her mother, Florence Chamberlain, was 22. She married Charles Franklin Spooner on 2 February 1901, in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States. She lived in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 24 July 1944, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 67.

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Charles Franklin Spooner
1877–1939
Emily W. Brainerd
1877–1944
Marriage: 2 February 1901

Sources (5)

  • Emily Brainard in household of Charles E Conover, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Brainerd, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Emily B Spooner, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 February 1901Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 4

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota

    Age 7

    After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 19

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Brainard .

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

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