Brief Life History of Bessie Ruth
When Bessie Ruth Elkins was born on 20 December 1893, in Arkansas, United States, her father, James Steven Elkins, was 29 and her mother, Rebecca Alma Meadows, was 26. She married Walter Griffin Walker on 22 January 1910, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 15 October 1979, in Hazel Crest, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Bessie Walker, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Bessie Ruth Elkins - Government record: Census record: birth: March 1893; Arkansas, United States
- Bessie Elkins, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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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.
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.
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
English (Wiltshire): variant of Elkin , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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