Brief Life History of Grace D
When Grace D Nettleton was born on 7 December 1880, in York Township, Medina, Ohio, United States, her father, Samuel Winthrop Nettleton, was 29 and her mother, Frances L. Baird, was 29. She died on 20 May 1957, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in York Cemetery, Mallet Creek, York Township, Medina, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Grace D Nettleton in household of Lucias D Nettleton, "United States Census, 1910"
- Grace D. Nettleton, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Grace D Nettleton, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
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.
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Nettleton in Longwood, Yorkshire, Nettleton in Lincolnshire, or possibly Nettleton in Wiltshire. The placename derives from Old English netel(e) ‘nettle’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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