Brief Life History of Ann Elizabeth
When Ann Elizabeth Trowbridge was born on 12 August 1931, in Dows, Wright, Iowa, United States, her father, George Samuel Trowbridge, was 50 and her mother, Otella Ann Starner, was 42. She had at least 1 son with William Lee Sellers. She lived in Vernon Township, Wright, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 27 November 2018, in Huntington Beach, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Ann E Trowbridge, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ann Elizabeth Trowbridge, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Ann E Sellers, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
English (Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire): habitational name from Trowbridge in Wiltshire, named from Old English trēow ‘tree’ + brycg ‘bridge’; the name probably referred to a felled trunk serving as a rough-and-ready bridge.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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