Mary Ellen Usry

Brief Life History of Mary Ellen

Mary Ellen Usry was born on 6 August 1891. She had at least 1 son with Herman A Garrison. She died on 9 March 1957, at the age of 65, and was buried in Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herman A Garrison
1884–1936
Mary Ellen Usry
1891–1957
Cecil A Garrison
1913–

Sources (4)

  • Mary U Garrison, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Ellen Usry in entry for Cecil A Garrison and Mary Ruth Richards, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Mary Ganison in entry for Hirma A. Ganison, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Ussery .

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

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