Jessie Elenora Ahrens

Brief Life History of Jessie Elenora

When Jessie Elenora Ahrens was born on 6 April 1890, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, her father, Frederick William Ahrens, was 24 and her mother, Harriett Zelna Cook, was 19. She had at least 1 son with George E Gressman. She lived in Lucas, Ohio, United States in 1890 and Port Lawrence, Lucas, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 26 January 1948, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States.

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George E Gressman
1893–
Jessie Elenora Ahrens
1890–1948
Irving Harry Gressman
1911–1990

Sources (17)

  • Jessie Gressman in household of George E Gressman, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Jessie Elenora Aherns, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Jessie Ahrens Gressman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

North German: patronymic from the personal name Arend, which is derived from the element arn ‘eagle’ (see Arndt ).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): assimilation of the Jewish patronymic Aarons to the German name (see 1 above), which has a similar pronunciation.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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