Brief Life History of Antoinette Nettie
When Antoinette Nettie Menge was born on 26 July 1890, in Plaquemines, Louisiana, United States, her father, William Henry Menge, was 41 and her mother, Lydiann Treadaway, was 36. She married Harry T.H. Rishton on 20 August 1920, in Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She lived in Police Jury Ward 8, Plaquemines, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years and New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1930. She died on 13 February 1979, at the age of 88, and was buried in Diamond, Plaquemines, Louisiana, United States.
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- Antoinette Rushton in household of Harry Rushton, "United States Census, 1930"
- Antoinette Menge, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Nettie, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
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
Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Helmut, Berthel, Ruediger.
German: variant of Meng .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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