Brief Life History of John Carter
When John Carter Carrington was born in May 1890, in Champaign, Illinois, United States, his father, James Milton Carrington, was 40 and his mother, Anna Susan Zornes, was 33. He married Elsie Elvira Allen on 16 November 1914, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Civil District 13, Davidson, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He died on 15 September 1971, in Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States.
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- John C Carrington, "United States Census, 1920"
- J. C. Carrington, "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950"
- Johnnie Carrington, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
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.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Carrington, probably named with an unattested Old English personal name Cāra + -ing- denoting association + tūn ‘settlement’.
Scottish: habitational name from a place in Midlothian named Carrington, probably from Old English Cēriheringa-tūn ‘settlement of Cērihere's people’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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