Brief Life History of Ethel Bertha
When Ethel Bertha Harmon was born on 8 April 1896, in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States, her father, August J Harmon, was 35 and her mother, Florence Cooley, was 35. She married George Radley Miner on 20 November 1922, in Genesee, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Alexander, Alexander, Genesee, New York, United States in 1910 and Stafford, Genesee, New York, United States for about 15 years. She died in 1985, in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Alexander, Alexander, Genesee, New York, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Ethel B. Allen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ethel Harmon Allen, "Find A Grave Index"
- Unknown in entry for George Radley Miner, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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World Events (8)
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.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Herman, adopted from ancient Germanic Hariman, Her(e)man, composed of elements meaning ‘army’ + ‘man’.
Irish: variant of Hargadon .
Americanized form of German Harmann or Hermann . Compare Harman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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