Brief Life History of Matilda Elizabeth
When Matilda Elizabeth Bittinger was born on 21 July 1917, in Ohio, United States, her father, Ernest Arthur Bittinger, was 36 and her mother, Minnie Annie Stark, was 31. She married Ray Martin on 1 September 1945, in Arlington, Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States. She lived in Summit, Ohio, United States in 1920. She died on 27 September 1988, in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Fairlawn, Summit, Ohio, United States.
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- Matilda Bittenger in household of Ernest A Bittenger, "United States Census, 1920"
- Matilda Elizabeth Bittinger, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Matilda Elizabeth Bittinger Martin, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Pittinger .
Altered form of German Büdinger (see Budinger ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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