Mary Mabel Braffett

Brief Life History of Mary Mabel

When Mary Mabel Braffett was born on 2 December 1900, in Mercer, Missouri, United States, her father, Thomas Braffett, was 36 and her mother, Emma Mae Wilkerson, was 31. She married Guy Raymond George on 18 September 1918, in Mercer, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Washington Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1920. She died on 13 May 1993, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Guy Raymond George
1897–1986
Mary Mabel Braffett
1900–1993
Marriage: 18 September 1918
Thomas Arthur George Sr
1919–1995
Marjorie Corinne George
1921–2009

Sources (8)

  • Mable M George in household of Guy R George, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Mary Mable Braffett George, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary M Broffett in entry for Thomas Arthur George, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."

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.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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Origin undetermined.

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

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