Brief Life History of Leona
When Leona Grisham was born in November 1889, in Alabama, United States, her father, Andrew Jackson Grisham, was 26 and her mother, Katherine Bell McWilliams, was 19. She lived in Election Precinct 1 Athens, Limestone, Alabama, United States in 1900. She died in 1899, at the age of 10, and was buried in Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone, Alabama, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Leona Grisham in household of Andrew J Grisham, "United States Census, 1900"
- Leona Grisham, "Find A Grave Index"
- Leona Grisham, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (4)
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.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Gresham . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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