Brief Life History of Edith
When Edith Spence was born on 24 April 1900, in Ross Township, Cherokee, Kansas, United States, her father, Linton Hales Spence, was 27 and her mother, Stella Ward, was 20. She married William Riley Messer in 1923, in Mingo, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Warfield, Martin, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 3 Warfield, Martin, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died on 4 June 1948, in Beauty, Martin, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Warfield, Martin, Kentucky, United States.
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- Edith Patrick in household of Samuel Patrick, "United States Census, 1940"
- Edith Spence, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Edith Patrick, "Kentucky, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
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.
1904 · The Black Patch War
From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname for a servant employed in the pantry of a great house or monastery, from Middle English spense, spence ‘pantry, larder, storeroom’ (Old French despense, from a Late Latin derivative of dispendere, past participle dispensus ‘to weigh out or dispense’). Compare Spencer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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