Brief Life History of Nelsie Pearl
When Nelsie Pearl Ragsdale was born on 27 December 1889, in Renick, Randolph, Missouri, United States, her father, William L. Ragsdale, was 31 and her mother, Nannie Mason, was 27. She married Ralph Mitchell on 29 December 1908, in Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Prairie Township, Randolph, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 20 April 1960, in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Nelsie Mitchell in household of Ralph Mitchell, "United States Census, 1930"
- Nelsie Mitchell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Nelsie P Ragsdale in entry for Ralph Mitchell, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name from Ragdale (Leicestershire). The placename appears to derive from Old English hraca ‘throat, gulley, narrow pass’ (genitive hracan) + Old Norse dalr ‘valley’. From the 16th century onward the more common form of the surname is Ragsdale with an intrusive -s-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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