Jane Amanda "Jennie" Kane

Brief Life History of Jane Amanda "Jennie"

When Jane Amanda "Jennie" Kane was born on 23 January 1890, in Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James F Kane, was 26 and her mother, Margaret Ann Holter, was 22. She lived in Union, Pennsylvania, United States in 1935 and Loganton, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 January 1981, in Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Schencks Cemetery, Howard Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thurman Reese Husler
1888–1973
Jane Amanda "Jennie" Kane
1890–1981

Sources (8)

  • Jane K Husler, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Jane Husler, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Amanda J Kane in household of James F Kane, "United States Census, 1930"

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.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

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: Irish Brendan, Aileen, Padraic, Brennan, Declan, Donovan, Fergus, James Patrick, Keelin, Kieran, Siobhan.

Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catháin or Mac Catháin ‘descendant (or son) of Cathán’, a personal name meaning ‘warrior’ (see O'Kane ). Compare Keane .

English: variant of Cane .

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

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