Brief Life History of Susan M
When Susan M Whitterkin was born in 1893, in Michigan, United States, her father, Joseph Whitterkin, was 31 and her mother, Winifred Kane, was 25. She married James Michael Curran on 30 October 1917, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Detroit Ward 10, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. She died in 1978, at the age of 85, and was buried in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States.
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- Susan M Curran in household of James M Curran, "United States Census, 1930"
- Susan Whiterkin, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Susan M Whitterkin Curran, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1897 · Beginnings of Kmart
Detroit was the home of the second dime and nickel stores that S. S. Kresge owned. After two years with John McCrory, his partner, he traded his share in the Memphis store, plus $3,000, for full ownership of the Detroit store and formed the Kresge & Wilson Company with his brother-in-law, Charles J. Wilson. In 1962, the S. S. Kresge Company would rebrand and change their name to Kmart.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
vernacular form of Susanna . Among well-known bearers are the American film stars Susan Hayward ( 1918–75 ) and Susan Sarandon ( b. 1946 as Susan Tomalin ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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