Brief Life History of Viola
When Viola Poor was born on 20 February 1895, in Missouri, United States, her father, Thomas M Poor, was 23 and her mother, Lela E Meyers, was 20. She married William McKinley Rissler on 4 October 1915, in Macon, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Bevier, Macon, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Macon, Macon, Missouri, United States in 1920. She died in September 1978, in Macon, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83.
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Sources (13)
- Veda Rissler, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Viola Poor - Government record: Social Security record: birth: 20 February 1895; Missouri, United States
- Viola Poor, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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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.
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.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): variant of Power . Compare Poer .
Hungarian (Poór): status name from pór ‘peasant, lower class’. Compare Por 2.
Iranian: variant of Pour .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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