Brief Life History of Genevieve L
When Genevieve L Hopkins was born in 1908, in Yates, New York, United States, her father, David Barron Hopkins, was 25 and her mother, Olive Ann Truax, was 26. She married Howard Charles Coates on 31 August 1927, in Yates, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Italy, Yates, New York, United States for about 5 years and Jerusalem, Yates, New York, United States for about 20 years. She died in 1983, in Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States.
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- Genevieve L Coates, "United States 1950 Census"
- Jenivive Hopkins, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Genevieve L Hopkins Coates, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh (Glamorgan): variant of Hopkin with genitival or excrescent -s. In Ireland, where the name is also frequent, it is sometimes Gaelicized as Mac Oibicín.
History: Stephen Hopkins (c. 1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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