Brief Life History of Cornelia Ann
When Cornelia Ann Powell was born on 25 February 1889, in Somerset, Maryland, United States, her father, James H Powell, was 39 and her mother, Cornelia A Miles, was 33. She lived in Princess Anne, Somerset, Maryland, United States in 1900 and District 15, Somerset, Maryland, United States for about 10 years. She died on 17 May 1950, at the age of 61.
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- Cornelia A Powell, "United States 1950 Census"
- Cornelia Anne Powell, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Cornella Powell in household of James H Powell, "United States Census, 1920"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
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
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).
Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).
English: variant of Paul or Poole .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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